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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Beetle Pollination (cantharophily)

Beetle-pollinated flowers are usually large, greenish or off-white in color and heavily scented. Scents may be spicy, fruity, or similar to decaying organic material. Most beetle-pollinated flowers are flattened or dish shaped, with pollen easily accessible, although they may include traps to keep the beetle longer. Beetles may be particularly important in semi-desert areas, like South Africa and southern California.
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13 Accessions:

Annona muricata Annona purpurea Annona reticulata Carludovica palmata Eupomatia laurina Lomandra longifolia Strophanthus gratus Uncarina grandidieri


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  • {1} Strophanthus gratus - Climbing Oleander - Apocynaceae
  • {2} Xanthosoma sagittifolium - Yautia - Araceae
  • {3} Annona cherimola - Cherimoya, Custard Apple - Annonaceae
  • {4} Annona muricata - Soursop - Annonaceae
  • {4} Annona reticulata - Custard Apple - Annonaceae
  • {4} Rollinia exsucca - Cashima - Annonaceae
  • {5} Annona purpurea - Soncoya - Annonaceae
  • {6} Carludovica palmata - Panama Hat Plant - Cyclanthaceae
  • {7} Uncarina grandidieri - Pedaliaceae
  • {7} Uncarina ihlenfeldtiana - Pedaliaceae
  • {8} Lomandra longifolia - Spiny Headed Mat-Rush - Asparagaceae
  • {9} Eupomatia laurina - Copper Laurel - Eupomatiaceae
  • {9} Magnolia figo - Banana Shrub, Port Wine Magnolia - Magnoliaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
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