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Bird pollination in South Western Australia: A checklist

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At least 560 species of flowering plants distributed in 64 genera and 16 families native to Southern Western Australia are pollinated by birds. This represents 15% of the total flora, and indicates adaptation to bird pollination is a major evolutionary force in this region.

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Keighery, G.J. Bird pollination in South Western Australia: A checklist. Pl Syst Evol 135, 171–176 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00983185

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