Beautiful red markings on Cryptostephanus & Scadoxus
Jacob Knecht (Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:24:58 PDT)
Yesterday I was marvelling at how beautiful the red markings are on
the cataphylls of some African amaryllids. Two for comparison:
Cryptostephanus haemanthoides:
http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/…
Scadoxus aff. multiflorus: ex Cameroon
http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/…
I find these markings fascinating and wonder what their function might be.
Jacob Knecht
----------
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/