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Notes on a Dragonfly (Insects) Killing Plant, Plumbago zeylanica


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1 Department of Zoology, Ramakrishna Mission, Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata 700 118, India
     

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On the occasion of a field study on dragonflies, near and around Rahara, Kolkata, we came across a peculiar plant species, commonly known as Ceylon leadwort, doctorbush or wild leadwort ( Plumbago zeylanica ) which was found to be responsible for the death of numerous dragonflies.
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Partha Ganguly
Department of Zoology, Ramakrishna Mission, Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata 700 118, India
Debkumar Datta
Department of Zoology, Ramakrishna Mission, Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata 700 118, India

Abstract


On the occasion of a field study on dragonflies, near and around Rahara, Kolkata, we came across a peculiar plant species, commonly known as Ceylon leadwort, doctorbush or wild leadwort ( Plumbago zeylanica ) which was found to be responsible for the death of numerous dragonflies.