University of Wisconsin-Madison | Botany Plant Growth Facilities
Botany Greenhouse
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The Agents of Evolution
Pollination Syndromes - Fly
Bat, Bee, Beetle, Bird, Butterfly, Fly, Moth, Snail&Slug, Water and Wind |
Fly pollination (Myophily and Sapromyophily)
The myophiles feed on nectar and pollen as adults, and regularly visit flowers. Some small-flowered orchids, such as Habenaria elegans , where the flowers are white or green and relatively inconspicuous, are visited and pollinated by mosquitoes in North Temperate and Arctic regions. The mosquitos obtain nectar from the flowers. Myophilous plants are usually purple, violet, blue, and white, open dishes, or tubes and do not have a strong scent.
Sapromyophiles, are attracted to flowers that mimic odors resembling dead fish or carrion! Sapromyophilous flowers may have specialized parts to trap and prevent flies to scape. Their flowers are brown or orange in color.Flies tend to be important pollinators where there are not other pollinators such as in high-altitude and high-latitude part of the world..
Current Accessions:
· Amorphophallus titanum - Titan Arum, Corpse Flower, Bunga Bangkai {Araceae}
· Aristolochia spp .- Dutchman's Pipe {Aristolochiaceae}
· Ceropegia spp. - {Apocynaceae}
· Stapelia spp. - Star Flower {Apocynaceae}
· Theobroma cacao - Cacao {Sterculiaceae}
· Welwitschia mirabilis - Tree Tumbo {Welwitschiaceae}