Barbados cherry
Barbados cherry (Malpighia emarginata).
Hitching a ride
Numerous plants depend on animal dispersers to transport seeds either internally or externally. Birds generally disperse seeds internally by eating the fruits, which are often small and red and the numerous seeds of which easily pass through the birdsā digestive systems. Some seeds actually have higher rates of germination after passing through animal gut; others benefit from being deposited in nutrient-rich dung. Fruit bats such as the Jamaican, or common, fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) are...
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