Dear Vijay, I also had a guess that the pollinator could be beetles but now, I think it is some moths! As we hardly seen visitors in the day time, we checked for nocturnal visitors and we could see some moths are playing around. I am into collecting more info. I will share the same as I get. Hope you could see the female flower picture that I uploaded earlier.
Thanks and Regards Giby On 14 January 2012 01:09, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice picture Giby, with sharp details. I guess this is pollinated by some > beetle?! Would like to see the female flowers too. Thanks for sharing. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Prashant Awale <pkaw...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Beautiful photograph Giby ji of Knema attenuata. Sharp and clear picture. >> Last year i had seen this tree in flowering at North Kanara. >> >> Thanks for sharing. >> Regards >> Prashant >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 11:41 PM, Giby Kuriakose < >> giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> It was in the last December, I happened to see *Knema attenuata* was in >>> full bloom in Vythiri, Waynad, Kerala. >>> *Knema attenuata *belongs to the family Myristicaceae is a Western Ghat >>> endemic tree species. This is one among the most dominant tree species in >>> the Western Ghats. Distributed mostly in the western side of the Ghats. >>> This shade loving tree species usually grows in the sub-canopy layer of >>> evergreen forests. >>> >>> The flowers of this plant was a common sight during this time (December >>> -February) whenever I go for field work. >>> This time I was fortunate to look through and capture the small sized >>> male flowers (the plant is dioecious; male and female flowers born on >>> separate individuals) of *Knema attenuata *with a macro lens*. * >>> >>> I like the contrasting colors of androecium (stamens are conjoined here) >>> and perianth. >>> The tiny male flowers (female flowers are dull. I shall upload pictures >>> later) are really a beauty and treat to the eyes. >>> >>> >>> Thanks and Regards, >>> Giby >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >>> Royal Enclave, >>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >>> Bangalore- 560064 >>> India >>> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) >>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >>> >> >> > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
