On 05 Jan 2008 06:27:16 GMT, Sean Houtman wrote:

Charles wrote in
:

Some blossoms have very reflective parts, Impatiens and african
violets being two of such. Is there a specific name for these highly
reflective parts?


Do you mean something on the order of "white spots"?

Sean


Not really, just highly reflective. Some can be seen in this picture

http://www.stanleysgreenhouses.com/i...can_violet.jpg

This one is a bit better

http://image57.webshots.com/457/0/9/...6MnAluM_fs.jpg

They are specular, the appearance depends on the direction of the
light.