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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2009

Vikas ,
Mayank Gautam ,
Rajesh Tandon  and
H. Y. Mohan Ram
Vikas
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India
Mayank Gautam
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India
Rajesh Tandon*
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India
H. Y. Mohan Ram
Affiliation:
194, SFS DDA Flats, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi 110 009, India
*
1Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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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).

Keywords

bat pollinationCynopterus sphinxIndialate-acting self-incompatibilityovular receptivityspecializationthigmosensitive stigma
Type
Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , January 2009 , pp. 93 - 96
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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