Re: [OGD] Re: twisted flowers (was Evolution of Ludisia)

At 10:22 PM 12/15/2004 -0500, you wrote: Prem wrote: Also, Tipularia discolor, native to the eastern United States, has asymmetrical flowers with the lip askew one direction and the dorsal sepal and petals skewed the other direction. I seem to recall reading that T. discolor is pollinated by

[OGD] Re: twisted flowers (was Evolution of Ludisia)

Prem wrote: Also, Tipularia discolor, native to the eastern United States, has asymmetrical flowers with the lip askew one direction and the dorsal sepal and petals skewed the other direction. I seem to recall reading that T. discolor is pollinated by moths, and the skewed flower ensures that