Amphitecna at MBC

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Comment by Christina Dupuy on April 2, 2012 at 8:54pm

I'll keep watching. Maybe they can be hand pollinated.

Comment by Steve Woodmansee on April 2, 2012 at 8:27pm

No, but I have seen them and fruit development on the black calabash in my parents yard in City of South Miami.

Comment by Christina Dupuy on April 2, 2012 at 7:56pm

There was one at Four Fillies also, now removed, I've not seen fruit on either. Have seen large moths in the vicinity at MBC.

Comment by Steve Woodmansee on April 2, 2012 at 7:15am

Yep, nice photo of Black calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) flower.  A rare native.  That flower shape is uniquely designed for bat pollination, although there are no pollinating bats in Florida, likely a large sphinx moth does it, as I have seen fruits mature on trees here.