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Frangipani " Pink cheeks"

Plumeria sp

Photo by HemaShah
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Description:

Plumeria flowers are most fragrant at night in order to lure sphinx moths to pollinate them. The flowers have no nectar, however, and simply dupe their pollinators. The moths inadvertently pollinate them by transferring pollen from flower to flower in their fruitless search for nectar.

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PublishedOctober 12, 2016

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