Pollination ecology of Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Robinson (Lauraceae): A commercially and medicinally important semi-evergreen tree species
Litsea glutinosa is a semi-evergreen wet season blooming tree species. It is a dioecious plant characterized by separate staminate and pistillate trees occurring in a 3:1 ratio. The inflorescence is a solitary and compound pseudo-umbel consisting of involucral bracts each producing several stamina...
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doaj-de139b02352b4cf2b353a79fa97608662020-11-24T22:16:02ZengPrince of Songkla UniversitySongklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)0125-33952019-02-01411303610.14456/sjst-psu.2019.4Pollination ecology of Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Robinson (Lauraceae): A commercially and medicinally important semi-evergreen tree speciesK. Venkata Ramana0A. Jacob Solomon Raju1Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, 530003 IndiaDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, 530003 IndiaLitsea glutinosa is a semi-evergreen wet season blooming tree species. It is a dioecious plant characterized by separate staminate and pistillate trees occurring in a 3:1 ratio. The inflorescence is a solitary and compound pseudo-umbel consisting of involucral bracts each producing several staminate or pistillate nectariferous florets. The florets display myophilous pollination syndrome and are pollinated by flies as well as other insects. The natural fruit set does not exceed 30%. The Bruchus beetle is a fruit pest that causes infestation of 23% of total fruits produced. Fruit dispersal occurs by gravity and by the Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica).https://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/journal/41-1/4.pdfLitsea glutinosadioecymyophilyfruit infestation |
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K. Venkata Ramana A. Jacob Solomon Raju Pollination ecology of Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Robinson (Lauraceae): A commercially and medicinally important semi-evergreen tree species Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) Litsea glutinosa dioecy myophily fruit infestation |
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Pollination ecology of Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Robinson (Lauraceae): A commercially and medicinally important semi-evergreen tree species |
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Pollination ecology of Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Robinson (Lauraceae): A commercially and medicinally important semi-evergreen tree species |
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Pollination ecology of Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Robinson (Lauraceae): A commercially and medicinally important semi-evergreen tree species |
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Pollination ecology of Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Robinson (Lauraceae): A commercially and medicinally important semi-evergreen tree species |
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Pollination ecology of Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Robinson (Lauraceae): A commercially and medicinally important semi-evergreen tree species |
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pollination ecology of litsea glutinosa (lour.) c.b. robinson (lauraceae): a commercially and medicinally important semi-evergreen tree species |
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Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) |
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Litsea glutinosa is a semi-evergreen wet season blooming tree species. It is a dioecious plant characterized by separate
staminate and pistillate trees occurring in a 3:1 ratio. The inflorescence is a solitary and compound pseudo-umbel consisting of
involucral bracts each producing several staminate or pistillate nectariferous florets. The florets display myophilous pollination
syndrome and are pollinated by flies as well as other insects. The natural fruit set does not exceed 30%. The Bruchus beetle is a
fruit pest that causes infestation of 23% of total fruits produced. Fruit dispersal occurs by gravity and by the Indian giant squirrel
(Ratufa indica). |
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Litsea glutinosa dioecy myophily fruit infestation |
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