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Observation of bee pollinators (Apoidea) on a medicinal plant, Lippia alba (Mill.) (Verbenaceae)


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1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, New Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, India
 

Lippia alba, an introduced species of Lippia has widely been used in traditional and folk medicine. Being incompatible with self-pollination, these plants rely on pollinators, particularly bees, for reproduction. In this study, floral association of the bee pollinators/visitors belonging to four families of Apoidea with L. alba has been examined

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Bees, floral association, Lippia alba, polli-nators, traditional medicine
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Authors

A. Rameshkumar
Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, New Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, India
S. Sardar
Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, New Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, India
B. Majumder
Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, New Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, India
S. Dey
Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, New Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, India
S. I. Kazmi
Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, New Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, India

Abstract


Lippia alba, an introduced species of Lippia has widely been used in traditional and folk medicine. Being incompatible with self-pollination, these plants rely on pollinators, particularly bees, for reproduction. In this study, floral association of the bee pollinators/visitors belonging to four families of Apoidea with L. alba has been examined

Keywords


Bees, floral association, Lippia alba, polli-nators, traditional medicine

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv123%2Fi5%2F703-707