That's really interesting, Mark. Since there are no visible petals, it certainly couldn't cue a pollinator by color or flower shape. On Jun 12, 2012, at 5:37 AM, Mark BROWN wrote: > I wonder if this is a bat pollinated flower then? > > The ratio of stamen length to pistil seems to preclude hummingbirds and favour bats? > > Mark > > > > > > > " Message du 12/06/12 14:13 >> De : "Jim McKenney" >> A : "Pacific Bulb Society" >> Copie à : >> Objet : Re: [pbs] Manfreda undulata 'Chocolate Chips' >> I'm usually pretty good with scents, but this one is definitely different. As I was falling asleep last night the scent drifted in through my bedroom window and woke me up. I noticed then that there is also a fermented fruit quality to the scent. " > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >