Pollination Ecology Characteristics of Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. (Lecythidaceae)

Barringtonia racemosa is an evergreen mangrove associate. It is an year-round bloomer that produces attractive pinkish-white flowers on long, hanging racemes. The flowers open during evening-night time during which only hawk moths swiftly visit them for nectar collection effecting both self- and cro...

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Main Authors: Aluri Jacob Solomon Raju, Palathoti Suvarna Raju, Banisetti Dileepu Kumar, Samareddy Sravan Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-12-01
Series:Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2019-0017
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spelling doaj-c22dfa3a2bfd4adf9b5f61c0c2caeeaa2021-09-05T21:24:15ZengSciendoTransylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research2344-32192019-12-01213273410.2478/trser-2019-0017trser-2019-0017Pollination Ecology Characteristics of Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. (Lecythidaceae)Aluri Jacob Solomon Raju0Palathoti Suvarna Raju1Banisetti Dileepu Kumar2Samareddy Sravan Kumar3Andhra University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Visakhapatnam, India, IN-530003International College of Engineering and Management, Department of Health and Safety Environmental Management, P. O. Box 2511, Pc 111, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanM. R. College (autonomous), Department of Botany, Vizianagaram, India, IN-535002Andhra University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Visakhapatnam, India, IN-530003Barringtonia racemosa is an evergreen mangrove associate. It is an year-round bloomer that produces attractive pinkish-white flowers on long, hanging racemes. The flowers open during evening-night time during which only hawk moths swiftly visit them for nectar collection effecting both self- and cross-pollination. Fruits are large, single-seeded, indehiscent and buoyant, and disperse in the direction of tidal or ocean currents. Seeds are exposed only when fruits rot; when anchored in the muddy substratum, they germinate within two or three weeks to produce new plants.https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2019-0017barringtonia racemosahanging racemeslate evening anthesishawk moth pollinationindehiscent fruits
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author Aluri Jacob Solomon Raju
Palathoti Suvarna Raju
Banisetti Dileepu Kumar
Samareddy Sravan Kumar
spellingShingle Aluri Jacob Solomon Raju
Palathoti Suvarna Raju
Banisetti Dileepu Kumar
Samareddy Sravan Kumar
Pollination Ecology Characteristics of Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. (Lecythidaceae)
Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research
barringtonia racemosa
hanging racemes
late evening anthesis
hawk moth pollination
indehiscent fruits
author_facet Aluri Jacob Solomon Raju
Palathoti Suvarna Raju
Banisetti Dileepu Kumar
Samareddy Sravan Kumar
author_sort Aluri Jacob Solomon Raju
title Pollination Ecology Characteristics of Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. (Lecythidaceae)
title_short Pollination Ecology Characteristics of Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. (Lecythidaceae)
title_full Pollination Ecology Characteristics of Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. (Lecythidaceae)
title_fullStr Pollination Ecology Characteristics of Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. (Lecythidaceae)
title_full_unstemmed Pollination Ecology Characteristics of Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. (Lecythidaceae)
title_sort pollination ecology characteristics of barringtonia racemosa (l.) spreng. (lecythidaceae)
publisher Sciendo
series Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research
issn 2344-3219
publishDate 2019-12-01
description Barringtonia racemosa is an evergreen mangrove associate. It is an year-round bloomer that produces attractive pinkish-white flowers on long, hanging racemes. The flowers open during evening-night time during which only hawk moths swiftly visit them for nectar collection effecting both self- and cross-pollination. Fruits are large, single-seeded, indehiscent and buoyant, and disperse in the direction of tidal or ocean currents. Seeds are exposed only when fruits rot; when anchored in the muddy substratum, they germinate within two or three weeks to produce new plants.
topic barringtonia racemosa
hanging racemes
late evening anthesis
hawk moth pollination
indehiscent fruits
url https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2019-0017
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