Population dynamics of wetland birds in the Kole Wetlands of Kerala, India
Abstract :
Rauwolfia micrantha Hook. f. is a rare and endemic medicinal plant of southern Western Ghats, India. It flowers throughout the year under the climatic conditions of Aryankavu, South India with the peak during May. Flowers open in the morning between 0500 and 0900h followed by anther dehiscence at 0600-1000h. The maximum receptivity of stigma was found on the day of anthesis. Pollen grains were round, light yellow in colour and with a mean diameter of 36.68μm. Fruits are single or double seeded drupes
Keywords:
anthesis, floral biology, pollen grains, Rauwolfia micrantha, stigma receptivity
Citation: *,
( 2015), Population dynamics of wetland birds in the Kole Wetlands of Kerala, India. Scientific Transactions in Environment and Technovation, 2(3): 152-162
Correspondence: C. Sivaperuman