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Figure 2.
Examples of some of the structural blossom classes of Faegri and van der Pijl
(1979) in relation to nectar presentation. Dish-shaped flowers:
Malvella leprosa
(Malvaceae)
and
Condalia microphylla
(Rhamnaceae), respectively. Bell-shaped flower:
Anisodus tanguti-
cus
(Solanaceae). Tube-shaped flower:
Nicotiana longiflora
(Solanaceae). Funnel-shaped
flower:
Sclerophylax caducifructus
(Solanaceae). Head-shaped flower:
Anadenanthera colu-
brina
var.
cebil
(Fabaceae). Flag-shaped flower:
Galega officinalis
(Fabaceae). Gullet-shaped
flower:
Mentha
×
rotundifolia
(Lamiaceae).
