Pollination Ecology of Indian Tulip Tree, Thespesia Populnea (L.) Sol. Ex Correa (Malvaceae), a Valuable Evergreen Tree Species for Coastal Ecorestoration

Jacob Solomon Raju Aluri; Venkata Ramana Kunuku; Prasada Rao Chappidi; Bhushanam Jeevan Prasad Kammarchedu; Sravan Kumar Samareddy; Suneetha Rani Tripurana; Santhi Kumari Manjeti; Divyasree Mocharla

doi:10.2478/trser-2020-0016

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Pollination Ecology of Indian Tulip Tree, Thespesia Populnea (L.) Sol. Ex Correa (Malvaceae), a Valuable Evergreen Tree Species for Coastal Ecorestoration

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

Volume 22 (2020): Issue 3 (December 2020)

By: Jacob Solomon Raju Aluri, Venkata Ramana Kunuku, Prasada Rao Chappidi, Bhushanam Jeevan Prasad Kammarchedu, Sravan Kumar Samareddy, Suneetha Rani Tripurana, Santhi Kumari Manjeti and Divyasree Mocharla

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|Mar 2021

Abstract

Thespesia populnea is a coastal evergreen tree species which flowers seasonally. The flowers are hermaphroditic, self-compatible, self-pollinating, and principally melittophilous. The fruits are indehiscent, turban-shaped, capsules, which release seeds in tidal water upon the decay of their pericarp. Both fruits and seeds are buoyant and typically hydrochorous. This species is a source of wood, dye, food, traditional medicine, being also used as an ornamental and avenue tree. Therefore, it is important in coastal eco-restoration and carbon sequestration.

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