Title: Survey of plants in the rural belt of Birbhum district, West Bengal with reference to pollination calendar.
Abstract: A B S T R A C T The present paper deals with the preparation of pollination calendar stating the flowering periods, pollination mechanism and frequency of occurence in the field of the plants growing in the rural belt of Birbhum district,West Bengal. A total of 171 angiospermic plant species were recorded and enumerated compiling the floristic pattern, common names of the plants, major morphological characters and also following the latest nomenclature.The present work will also help to know about the percentage of endemic, exotic and endangered species growing in the Rampurhat sub-division of Birbhum district. The most predominant family was Asteraceae followed in degree of prevalance by Poaceae, Fabaceae ,Amaranthaceae, Convolvulaceae ,Malvaceae and others. A study of the pollination types of the collected plants revealed that the entomophilous species were predominant. From allergenic point of view, pollen grains of several plants such as Acacia, Cassia, Morus, Carica, Lantana, Ipomea, Amaranthus, Ageratum, Chenopodium, etc. were significant. K e y w o r d s Survey of plants, Pollination calendar, Flowering period, Aerobiology
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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