Impatiens
Impatiens cecilii ?
Along partially shady path through Kakamega Forest, Kenya, Africa. October 2016.
Nectar is a valuable resource for bees and birds of many kinds. But for plants there is a purpose behind the offer and so restrictions have evolved so that flower visitors are also efective pollinators. Impatiens' nectar is deployed at the end of the long curved spur (see photo below). The spur is partly guarded by a green toothy bract. What is the target pollinator species for this Impatiens? How dependent are the pollinator and this plant on each other?
