MSS+Pink+flowers

Living Systems Practical Sex, rewards and pollination =**Pink Allamanda**=

Group Members: Maddy, Sharntel, Sharon Plant family: Apocynaceae Common name: Violet/Pink allamanda Distribution: Warm regions (Native to South and Central America)
 * Shape || Colour ||
 * Trumpet-like || Pink and dark pink ||


 * || Average Carpel Length (mm) || Average Tube Opening Length (mm) || Average Width (mm) || Distance between anther and carpel (mm) ||
 * || 20.8 || 9.4 || 5.2 || 0 ||
 * Standard Deviation || 1.095 || 0.548 || 1.304 || 0 ||

Scale bar = 1 cm. || Scale bar = 1 cm. || Scale bar = 1 cm. || Stigma and anthers are close together therefore the flower may self-pollinate. Scale bar = 1 cm. ||
 * [[image:scaledSDC12013.JPG width="640" height="480"]] ||
 * Flowers, stems, leaves, branches.
 * [[image:scaledSDC12019.JPG width="640" height="480"]] ||
 * Flower petals are fused at the base.
 * Flower petals are fused at the base.
 * [[image:scaledSDC12015.JPG width="640" height="480"]] ||
 * Landing strip is formed by fused base for small pollinators to access nectar.
 * Landing strip is formed by fused base for small pollinators to access nectar.
 * [[image:scaledSDC10006.JPG width="640" height="480"]] ||
 * Pollen could be brushed onto bees/pollinators by the hairs.
 * Pollen could be brushed onto bees/pollinators by the hairs.
 * [[image:SDC12023.JPG width="640" height="480"]] ||
 * Carpels measured with a caliper. ||
 * [[image:pollen1 (40x).jpg width="640" height="480"]] ||
 * Pollen grains viewed under 40x objective with the motic binocular compound microscope. ||
 * [[image:pollen1 (40x).jpg width="640" height="480"]] ||
 * Pollen grains viewed under 40x objective with the motic binocular compound microscope. ||