Question

Brief about the colour feature exhibited by entomophilous flowers.

Answer 1

Entomophilous flowers:

1. Entomophilous flowers are colourful, fragrant, and full of nectar.
2. The bright colours of entomophilous flowers attract insects and facilitate pollination.
3. A few examples of entomophilous flowers include rose, Hibiscus, sunflower, etc. These flowers have vivid coloured petals.
4. Apart from petals, Bougainvillaea possesses bracts that can be pink, red, white, blue, or purple.
5. In Canna, the staminode (sterile stamen) becomes a brightly coloured petaloid (petal-like structure).