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Morphological Diversity and some Newly Recorded Plant Galls in Tamil Nadu, India


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1 Department of Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology, L.N.Govt. College, Ponneri – 601 204, India
2 Department of Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology, Guru Nanak College, Velachery, Chennai– 600 042, India
3 Department of Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology, Presidency College, Chennai – 600 005, India
 

The 'gall', provides food and shelter for its insects and mites. In many cases, the galls induced by the parasites attain phenomenal structural complexity and architectural design which have allured the naturalists. In a survey of plant-galls in Tamil Nadu Forests in South India, we were able to record several remarkable galls of excelling architectural designs and sublime marvels. A few such illustrious galls and new reports are highlighted here.

Keywords

Cecidology, Phytophagous Insects, Plant Galls
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Authors

V. Krishnan
Department of Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology, L.N.Govt. College, Ponneri – 601 204, India
M. Gopi
Department of Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology, Guru Nanak College, Velachery, Chennai– 600 042, India
S. Amerjothy
Department of Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology, Presidency College, Chennai – 600 005, India

Abstract


The 'gall', provides food and shelter for its insects and mites. In many cases, the galls induced by the parasites attain phenomenal structural complexity and architectural design which have allured the naturalists. In a survey of plant-galls in Tamil Nadu Forests in South India, we were able to record several remarkable galls of excelling architectural designs and sublime marvels. A few such illustrious galls and new reports are highlighted here.

Keywords


Cecidology, Phytophagous Insects, Plant Galls

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2011%2Fv4i9%2F30232