Uli, Bat pollination was observed on H. calyptratum in Brazil. This was unfortunately never published. Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johannes-Ulrich Urban" <320083817243-0001@t-online.de> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 6:47 PM Subject: [pbs] Hippeastrum calyptratum > Dear All, > > > There are two flowers open for the first time on my plant of Hippeastrum > calyptratum. The flowers are totally green without any red or other colour and > emit a very strong strange not to say offensive smell. I wonder how they are > pollinated being so green and growing epiphytically amongst a lot of greenery. > Must be the smell that attracts the pollinator, perhaps bats? Does anybody > know? > I suspect that my plant will be self sterile. will it make sense to send pollen > to the BX? How should I sent it? perhaps on cotton swabs? How else? Is there > anybody interested in pollen at all before I go into the trouble of packing and > sending it? > > greetings, Uli > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >