Pollination Biology Of Citrus Aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle: A Medicinally Important Fruit Plant

While studying the pollination biology of Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle, it has been found that the plant produces 4-5 day flowers and flowering pattern is of cornucopia type. Altogether 8 species of insects belonging to the orders Hymenoptera, Diptera and Lepidoptera have been observed to visit the flower regularly. Pollen grains and nectar are the primary nutritive rewards supplied by the plants to the visitors. Here visitors play a significant role during pollination. The plant shows both autogamous and allogamous (primarily geitonogamous) type of pollination.