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ORNITHOPHILOUS PLANT [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
CONT

Research has shown that there are many species of ornithophilous plants (pollinated by birds) having a corolla shaped exactly to match the shape of the bill of a certain species of hummingbird.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
CONT

Des recherches ont, en effet, permis de trouver plusieurs espèces de plantes dites ornithophiles qui possèdent une corolle dont la forme se marie parfaitement à la forme du bec d'une espèce donnée de colibri.

Spanish

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