Monday, April 27, 2009

Are frangipani insect pollinated or not.?

what kind of pollination occurs in a frangipani.scientific name Plumeria acutifolia

Are frangipani insect pollinated or not.?
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Reply:Sphinx moths
Reply:flowers kind-of tubular, white and fragrant [usually] = classical moth pollination. It is highly unlikely that this kind of flower would be pollinated by an animal and impossible that it could be wind-pollinated.


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