<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)

Publié en ligne: 22 août 2017

Pages: 17 - 28

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

Mots clés
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)

Publié en ligne: 22 août 2017

Pages: 17 - 28

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

Mots clésFacultative 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.

Mots clés
Facultative xenogamy, temporal dioecy, melittophily, explosive fruit dehiscence