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2 unusual facts about seed dispersal


Large treeshrew

Large treeshrews contribute to maintenance of their lowland rainforest ecosystem by dispersing seeds.

Passiflora foetida

The fruit is globose, 2–3 cm diameter, yellowish-orange to red when ripe, and has numerous black seeds embedded in the pulp; the fruit are eaten and the seeds dispersed by birds


Carex pilulifera

These stalks bend as the seeds ripen, and the seeds are collected and dispersed by ants of the species Myrmica ruginodis.

Endiandra

Seed dispersal of various species in the genus is also carried out by fishes and big and small mammals as Pachyderms, Bovids, monkeys, arboreal rodents, porcupines, possums ...


see also

Lesser short-nosed fruit bat

Plants such as bananas, avocados, dates, mangoes, peaches, and Agave tequilana depend on them for seed dispersal.