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Pollination ecology of Rhynchosia beddomei Baker (Fabaceae),an endemic medicinal shrub in the southern Eastern Ghats,Andhra Pradesh, India |
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| Creator | 1. Jacob Solomon Raju Aluri 2. Venkata Ramana Kunuku |
| Title | Pollination ecology of Rhynchosia beddomei Baker (Fabaceae),an endemic medicinal shrub in the southern Eastern Ghats,Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Publisher | Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology |
| Journal Vol. | 40 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 718 |
| Keyword | Rhynchosia beddomei, hermaphroditism, facultative xenogamy, melittophily, pod infestation, seed dispersal |
| URL Website | http://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/index.php |
| ISSN | 0125-3395 |
| Abstract | Rhynchosia beddomei is a deciduous endemic shrub. The present study on the pollination ecology of this shrub providedinformation to understand its endemic status. The study showed that the flowers are hermaphroditic with explosive pollinationmechanism, self-compatible, facultatively xenogamous and melittophilous. The flowers not visited by bees fall off while thosevisited and pollinated by them set fruit. The beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus causes pod infestation. Pods dehisce explosivelyto disperse seeds, which germinate during rainy season. But their growth is suppressed due to soil moisture deficiency amplifiedby nutrient deficient rocky terrain. Therefore, this shrub is unable to populate effectively. Leaf cut during leaf flushing time bylocals for medicinal purposes is an additional factor affecting the vegetative growth, flowering and fruiting rate of this shrub. Itsuse for traditional medicine needs to be regulated in order to conserve and manage the existing population. |
