POLLINATION ECOLOGY OF ALTERNANTHERA PARONYCHIOIDES AND GOMPHRENA SERRATA (FAMILY: AMARANTHACEAE; SUB-FAMILY GOMPHRENOIDEAE)
Journal Title: Romanian Journal of Biology - Plant Biology - Year 2017, Vol 62, Issue 1
Abstract
Alternanthera paronychioides is a perennial herbaceous weed that reproduces by seed and also from perennial root system while G. serrata is an annual herbaceous weed and reproduces exclusively by seed. These plants appear during wet season and flower and fruit continually if soil is wet. In both the species, the flowers are hermaphroditic and display auto-selfing by themselves and also by rain drops. A. paronychioides is also entomophilous and G. serrata is psychophilous. Fruit and seed dispersal is anemo- and hydrochorous in both the species; but G. serrata is also myrmecochorous. A. paronychioides and G. serrata as C4 species increase photosynthesis in warmer climates and survive well in drier and hot environments. Therefore, these species are useful in the restoration of degraded, damaged and destroyed ecosystems or habitats and support local insects by providing forage.
Authors and Affiliations
Jacob Solomon Raju Aluri, PRASADA RAO CHAPPIDI
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