The flowers of petola, taking turn.

Very perculiar flower. It starts to open up around 5 pm until the early part of the morning. As sun got brighter it closes up. The yellow flower is strikingly similar to that of bitter gourds I used to grow. Or may be plants within the same family has similar flowers.... same as twining beans of broad beans and winged beans with that of purplish white flowers.

Within a day or two,

the flower drops.
The next flower will develop from the reserves.
The bunch on the left of flower are full of reserves.
Note also the remaining stalk whose flower has dropped.
Is it a continuous game to attract bees?


But which flower will develop into petola?...
The last one in the reserves?
Such a fascinating approach to blooming and fruiting, this petola.....