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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Bird Pollination (ornithophily)

Although hummingbirds are the most familiar nectar-feeding birds for North Americans, there are analogous species in other parts of the world: sunbirds, honeyeaters, flowerpeckers, honeycreepers, bananaquits, flowerpiercers and lorikeets. Hummingbirds are the oldest group, with the greatest degree of specialization on nectar. Flowers attractive to hummingbirds that can hover in front of the flower tend to be large red or orange tubes with a lot of dilute nectar, secreted during the day. Since birds do not have a strong response to scent, they tend to be odorless. Perching birds need a substantial landing platform, so sunbirds, honeyeaters, and the like are less associated with tubular flowers.
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data regenerated on Fri, 09 May 2025 02:13:39 -0400

24 Accessions:

Allamanda cathartica Calliandra haematocephala Cleistocactus strausii Fouquieria diguetii Fuchsia triphylla Gasteria glomerata Iochroma cyaneum Royal Blue Justicia brandegeeana Lachenalia viridiflora Ochna serrulata Russelia equisetiformis Strelitzia nicolai Strelitzia reginae Tillandsia ionantha

Number in parentheses references locator map icons

  • {0} Fuchsia triphylla Gartenmeister - Honeysuckle Fuchsia - Onagraceae
  • {1} Strelitzia nicolai - White Bird of Paradise - Strelitziaceae
  • {2} Greyia sutherlandii - Natal Bottlebrush - Melianthaceae
  • {3} Ochna serrulata - Mickey Mouse Plant - Ochnaceae
  • {4} Strelitzia reginae - Bird of Paradise, Crane Lily - Strelitziaceae
  • {5} Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cv. (yellow) - Chinese Hibiscus - Malvaceae
  • {5} Triphasia trifolia - Limeberry - Rutaceae
  • {6} Allamanda cathartica - Golden Trumpet - Apocynaceae
  • {7} Heliconia caribaea - Lobster Claw - Heliconiaceae
  • {8} Fuchsia triphylla - Honeysuckle Fuchsia - Onagraceae
  • {9} Iochroma cyaneum Royal Blue - Royal Blue Iochroma - Solanaceae
  • {9} Iochroma fuchsioides - Red Iochroma - Solanaceae
  • {10} Calliandra haematocephala - Red Powderpuff - Fabaceae
  • {11} Russelia equisetiformis - Firecracker Plant - Plantaginaceae
  • {12} Justicia brandegeeana - Shrimp Plant - Acanthaceae
  • {13} Gasteria glomerata - Kouga gasteria, Ox Tongue - Asphodelaceae
  • {14} Fouquieria diguetii - Adam's Tree - Fouquieriaceae
  • {15} Fouquieria splendens - Ocotillo, Coach-whip, Vine Cactus - Fouquieriaceae
  • {16} Cleistocactus strausii - Silver Torch - Cactaceae
  • {17} Odontonema schomburgkianum - Toothed-thread - Acanthaceae
  • {18} Tillandsia ionantha - Blushing Bride - Bromeliaceae
  • {19} Macleania coccoloboides - Ericaceae
  • {0} Lachenalia aloides - Asparagaceae
  • {0} Lachenalia viridiflora - Cape Cowslip - Asparagaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available
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= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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