<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><italic>Acanthus ilicifolius</italic> L. (Acanthaceae) is an evergreen non-viviparous mangrove associate. It is hermaphroditic, strongly protandrous, self-compatible, facultative xenogamous, temporally dioecious and melittophilous. The floral mechanism is highly specialized and adapted for pollination by large-bodied bees. The natural fruit set is below 30%. The fruits mature within a month and usually contain four seeds. The fruit is a capsule and splits explosively in the dorsi-ventral plane ejecting the seeds away. This makes it anemochorous. The gregarious occurrence of the plant at the study site is attributed to propagation by seed and vegetative modes.</p></abstract>

Acanthus ilicifolius L. (Acanthaceae) is an evergreen non-viviparous mangrove associate. It is hermaphroditic, strongly protandrous, self-compatible, facultative xenogamous, temporally dioecious and melittophilous. The floral mechanism is highly specialized and adapted for pollination by large-bodied bees. The natural fruit set is below 30%. The fruits mature within a month and usually contain four seeds. The fruit is a capsule and splits explosively in the dorsi-ventral plane ejecting the seeds away. This makes it anemochorous. The gregarious occurrence of the plant at the study site is attributed to propagation by seed and vegetative modes.

Reproductive Ecology of <italic>Acanthus ilicifolius</italic> L., a Non-Viviparous Mangrove Associate in Coringa Mangrove Forest, Andhra Pradesh (India)

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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Reproductive Ecology of  L., a Non-Viviparous Mangrove Associate in Coringa Mangrove Forest, Andhra Pradesh (India)

Acanthus ilicifolius L. (Acanthaceae) is an evergreen non-viviparous mangrove associate. It is hermaphroditic, strongly protandrous, self-compatible,...

Reproductive Ecology of Acanthus ilicifolius L., a Non-Viviparous Mangrove Associate in Coringa Mangrove Forest, Andhra Pradesh (India)

Published Online: Aug 22, 2017

Page range: 17 - 28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2017-0018

Keywords
Facultative xenogamy, temporal dioecy, melittophily, explosive fruit dehiscence

© 2017 Jacob Solomon Raju Aluri et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Reproductive Ecology of Acanthus ilicifolius L., a Non-Viviparous Mangrove Associate in Coringa Mangrove Forest, Andhra Pradesh (India)

Published Online: Aug 22, 2017

Page range: 17 - 28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2017-0018

KeywordsFacultative xenogamy, temporal dioecy, melittophily, explosive fruit dehiscence

© 2017 Jacob Solomon Raju Aluri et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Facultative xenogamy, temporal dioecy, melittophily, explosive fruit dehiscence