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Question
Give the floral adaptations for chiropterophily.
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Solution
Floral adaptations of chiropterophily:
Flowers are large and stout to allow bats to hold on to them.
They open during the night.
They give out a roten fruits like fermenting fruity odour.
They produce copious nectar.
They produce a large number of stamens.
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