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@botsocamerica.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 1:51 PM

Bird #pollination in three species of #Phlogacanthus & its broader implications for bird–flower interactions in Asia

New #AJB research by Chang-Qiu Liu, Li-Yan Wang, Ying-Ze Xiong, Zhe Chen, et al.

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

#botany #plantscience #Acanthaceae #sunbirds #spiderhunters

In the morning sunshine, using its long bills, a streaked spiderhunter is starting to enjoy the nectar concealed in the long pink corolla tubes of Phlogacanthus curviflorus, which depends exclusively on spiderhunters for pollination. This scene takes place in the monsoon forest in southwestern China.

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