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Page 620
... genus Nelumbo , frequently placed with this order , seems to be sound . The order is considered to consist of related groups , derived from a ranalian ( i.e. , a group of dicotyle- donous flowering plants showing certain primitive ...
... genus Nelumbo , frequently placed with this order , seems to be sound . The order is considered to consist of related groups , derived from a ranalian ( i.e. , a group of dicotyle- donous flowering plants showing certain primitive ...
Page 685
... genus Feijoa are visited regularly by small birds that eat the sweet , fleshy petals . The most complex cross - pollination mechanism in the order is that of Lythrum salicaria , which produces three forms of flow- ers on different ...
... genus Feijoa are visited regularly by small birds that eat the sweet , fleshy petals . The most complex cross - pollination mechanism in the order is that of Lythrum salicaria , which produces three forms of flow- ers on different ...
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... genus Ophrys deceive and manipulate pollinators mainly through odours , imitating those produced by the abdominal ... genus Cryptostylis are polli- nated by ichneumon wasps of the genus Lissopimpla . The wasp , after backing into the ...
... genus Ophrys deceive and manipulate pollinators mainly through odours , imitating those produced by the abdominal ... genus Cryptostylis are polli- nated by ichneumon wasps of the genus Lissopimpla . The wasp , after backing into the ...
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