by Manuel Pramsohler & Andreas Hilpold
A snapshot of
a sunbird visiting a flower of Calotropis
procera (Apocynaceae) initiated a discussion on the possibility of bird
pollination in this genus. The picture shows a male purple sunbird (Nectarinia asiatica, Passeriformes, Nectariniidae) sitting on a branch of Calotropis procera, its beak reaching
into the flower.
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