Pollination ecology and breeding system of Oroxylum indicum (Bignoniaceae) in the foothills of the Western Himalaya

Pollination ecology and breeding system of Oroxylum indicum (Bignoniaceae) in the foothills of the Western Himalaya

Bat-pollinated (chiropterophilous) flowers are characterized by a wide-throated corolla, foetid odour, production of a copious amount of pollen and nectar, and most importantly nocturnal blooming (Faegri & van der Pijl 1979). In India, out of the 28 chiropterophilous plants reported (Subramanya...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of tropical ecology 2009-01, Vol.25 (1), p.93-96
Hauptverfasser: Vikas, Gautam, Mayank, Tandon, Rajesh, Mohan Ram, H. Y.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
bat pollination
Bats
Bignoniaceae
Biological and medical sciences
Bombacaceae
Ceiba pentandra
Cynopterus sphinx
Flower stigma
Flowering
Foraging
Forests
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
India
late-acting self-incompatibility
Nectar
ovular receptivity
Ovules
Plant physiology and development
Plant reproduction
Pollen
Pollination
Pollinators
Sexual reproduction
Short Communications
specialization
Terrestrial ecosystems
thigmosensitive stigma
Trees
Vegetative and sexual reproduction, floral biology, fructification
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Zusammenfassung:Bat-pollinated (chiropterophilous) flowers are characterized by a wide-throated corolla, foetid odour, production of a copious amount of pollen and nectar, and most importantly nocturnal blooming (Faegri & van der Pijl 1979). In India, out of the 28 chiropterophilous plants reported (Subramanya & Radhamani 1993) only Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae) has been investigated in some detail (Nathan et al. 2005).
ISSN:0266-4674
1469-7831
DOI:10.1017/S0266467408005634