Research Article | Published: 01 June 2016

Palynodiversity in the Climbers of Andaman Islands, India

Mudavath Chennakesavulu Naik, J.  Ganga  Kailas, H.  Ramakrishna and Boyina Ravi Prasad Rao

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 39 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 125-131 | 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2016-7UEV2B | Cite this article

Abstract

The present investigation deals with the study of pollen diversity of forty one climbers of forests in South Andaman Island. These 41 taxa belong to diversified families viz. Acanthaceae, Apocynaceae, Asteraceae, Capparaceae, Combretaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Hernandiaceae, Lauraceae, Passifloraceae, Polygonaceae, Malvaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rubiaceae and Sapindaceae. The pollen of these taxaare diversified in morphological characters viz., symmetry, shape, polarity, apertural pattern and ornamentation.

Keywords

Pollen diversity, Andaman Islands, Climbers and pollen taxonomy

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Naik, M.C., Kailas, J.G., Ramakrishna, H. and Rao, B.R.P., 2016. Palynodiversity in the Climbers of Andaman Islands, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 39(2), pp.125-131. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2016-7UEV2B

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