Agents of dispersal Special characteristic Examples

 Light
 Air space  Lotus flower, water lily
Water  Fruits float on water & carried away by water

 Waxy skin
 Coconut, pong pong
 Husk
 Fruits float on water & carried away by water

 Small, light & dry  Shorea, angsana,

 Wing like structures frangipani seed, petrea
 Fruits/seeds taken by wind to far away places flower
SURVIVAL Wind
OF
 Small, light & dry
PLANT  Have fine hairs
 Cotton seed, lalang seed
dandelion seed, clematis
SPECIES  Fruits/seeds taken by wind to far away places seed

Explosive  Dry when ripe

 Saga seed, balsam seed,
Mechanism  Fruits burst when ripe & thrown far away rubber seed, lady finger

 Brightly coloured, edible & tasty

 Rambutan seed, mango
 Have pleasant smell & hard seeds
seed, durian seed
 Fruits attract animals to eat & seeds dispersed

Animal  Have small & hard seeds  Guava seed, watermelon

 Fruits attract animals to eat & seeds dispersed seed, papaya seed

 Have hooks
 Lovegrass, mimosa fruit,
 Fruits cling on animal fur, skin to be dispersed.
urena fruit