Name any one example of bat pollinated flowers and mention the important characteristics of such flowers.
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More than 500 species of tropical plants are pollinated by nectar- and pollen-eating bats, and they have evolved special features to make their nectar and pollen attractive to the nocturnal flyers. Such plants are called chiropterophilous, or “bat-loving” (bats being mammals
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Bats feed on the insects in the flowers as well as on the nectar and flower parts e.g. - sausage tree, areca palm, kapok tree, banana. Over 300 species of fruit depend on bats for pollination. These fruits include: mangoes
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