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Acmadenia macropetala

Plant
Common names: large-petal acmadenia
Family: Rutaceae

... of the flower's five petals has a noticeable dark pink nectar guide leading to the center of the flower. The petals ... and other insects are attracted to the bush for its nectar and responsible for pollination. Buchu seed are ...

27/08/2007 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe verecunda

Plant
Common names: rand grass aloe, witwatersrand grass aloe (Eng.); randgrasaalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... resprout with the onset of spring. The flowers produce nectar which attracts nectar-feeding sunbirds which in turn act as pollinators for ...

24/12/2001 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Asclepias bicuspis

Plant
Common names: none known
Family: Apocynaceae

... as guides for an insect's foot to the pollenia and after nectar is obtained, the insect's foot pulls these pollinia ... it to the next flower visited. Although A. bicuspis nectar is well sought out, the specific pollinators of these ...

07/03/2011 | | CREW

Leucospermum oleifolium

Plant
Common names: Overberg pincushion, tufted pincushion (Eng.); overbergse-speldekussing (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... attraction. In the early hours of the morning the abundant nectar flow attracts a variety of small insects, which in ... birds make use of the small insects as well as the nectar and in the process transfer pollen from one flower to ...

23/10/2000 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Lamiaceae

Plant
Common names: mint or sage family
Family: Lamiaceae

... for bird pollination. They are important for providing nectar and pollen to support bee colonies. Lamiaceae Many ...  meaning the beer of birds, referring to the copious nectar produced by the plant which is relished by sunbirds. ...

21/07/2008 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Chasmanthe bicolor

Plant
Common names: red-and-green cobra lily, two-colour chasmanthe (Eng.), suurkanol, suurkanolpypie (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... to the plants. The flower has a wide base which contains nectar. The beak of the Orange-breasted sunbird and the ... the bird inserts its beak into the flower in search of nectar, the pollen on the stamen is deposited onto its head. ...

21/04/2008 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Karomia speciosa

Plant
Common names: southern chinese hats, wild parasol flower (Eng); sambreelboom (Afr). (= Holmskioldia speciosa )
Family: Lamiaceae

... consisting of 4 lobes and a hairy surface. The nectar rich flowers attract insects such as butterflies and ... which in turn are responsible for pollinating the plants. Nectar eating birds are also known to visit the flowers of ...

19/01/2009 | | Lowveld NBG

Gonialoe variegata

Plant
Common names: partridge breast aloe (Eng.); kanniedood, bontalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... around September to November. Gonialoe variegata produces nectar and is therefore pollinated by sugarbirds as well as ... are small enough to enter the flower tube in which the nectar is stored. It is quite remarkable how large the ...

30/06/2008 | | Harold Porter NBG

Erica croceovirens

Plant
Common names: Doringrivier heath, saffron-&-green heath (Eng.) doringrivierheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... pollination by sunbirds that visit the flowers for their nectar. To reach the nectar, sunbirds push their beaks into the corolla tube, ...

14/04/2014 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucospermum conocarpodendron subsp. viridum

Plant
Common names: green tree pincushion, hairless tree pincushion, yellow pincushion (Eng.); groenkreupelhout, kreupelboom, goudboom, brandhoutboom (Afr.) (Previously known as Leucospermum conocarpum)
Family: Proteaceae

... which provide a good food resource for them. The plentiful nectar supply also attracts a variety of insects so that the birds can feed not only on nectar but on insects too. Bird-ringers wanting to monitor ...

30/11/2009 | | Harold Porter NBG

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