Indian Plant Reproductive Ecology and Biodiversity

AUTHOR: Dr. Aluri Jacob Solomon Raju
PUBLISHER: Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers
ISBN: 9798170194417
YEAR: 2007
PAGES: 400
SIZE: 18 X 25 X 2.3 cms.
BINDING: Hard
LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE BOOK: The subject of reproductive ecology is a thrust area identified by different funding agencies of the Government of India. But, it has not received much attention despite its importance in different fields of biology, especially conservation biology. India as a biodiversity center, offers a wide scope for exploring the subject of reproductive ecology. Since, it is a field-oriented subject, many dislike opting this as a research area. However, some biologists have taken great pains to do research in this subject and in effect, there is some information accumulated on the plant reproductive ecology in India. This information is sufficient to form the basis to continue work in this subject by the present and future workers as well.
This book is an attempt to consolidate the available information on plant reproductive ecology in a coherent manner and also to examine the relationships between plants and animals at flower and fruit level for the perpetuation of both groups in the habitats where they occur. This information is very useful for both in situ and ex situ conservation approaches. I have not found any book written on the reproductive biology of Indian wild plants. With 23 years of research work in this subject, I ventured to write this book in order to project the status of information available on ecological aspects of plant sexual reproduction.
The book is primarily intended for researchers in the faculties of botany, zoology, agriculture, entomology, forestry, forest management, horticulture, apiculture, biotechnology, and related areas. In recent years, some universities have introduced reproductive ecology as one of the optional subjects at undergraduate level and also as one of the core papers at post-graduate level. This book is first in its kind to provide available information on the reproductive ecology of Indian wild plants. The subject integrates various disciplines of biology and underlines the importance of molecular biology and chemistry to understand the evolutionary relationships between plants and animals in terms of mutualism, and structure and function of ecosystems. I hope that this book will receive due attention from all biologists working in this area. I thank all the workers whose works have been freely quoted in this book. I welcome comments and critiques from the readers for improvement in the next edition.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Solomon Raju completed different Major Research Projects on Eastern Ghats funded by the DST, UGC, CSIR and Ministry of Environment & Forests. He is the Chief Editor of Journal of Advances in Pollen-Spore Research, Guest Editor of Journal of Palynology, Editor of Indian Bee Journal and Honorary Editor of Indian Journal of Botanical Research. He is also an expert referee of science journals like Current Science, Zoo's Print and Geobios. Further, he is also an expert member of DST and MOEF to evaluate major research projects for funding.
He did quite impressive research work on the reproductive ecology of biodiesel plants, Jatropha curcas and Pongamia pinnata. He also conducted field research in the subject of Conservation Biology in the Indian Himalaya, Olympic Mountains, Colorado Rocky Mountains, Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone National Park in USA, and in tropical forests of Mexico. He is a resource person for All India Radio and Academic Staff Colleges in India. He published several papers for popularization of science in different dailies and other magazines. He also contributed chapters to different books on reproduction biology, apiculture and environmental sciences. He served as a Consultant for the CBD Programme of the FAO of United Nations in 2000. He is presently working on reproductive biology of mangrove plants with financial support from the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

CONTENTS:
Plant Reproductive Ecology and Biodiversity
Family and Species-wise description of Reproductive
Ecology of Indian plant species

1. ACANTHACEAE
    a. Acanthus ilicifolius
    b. Adhatoda vasica
    c. Andrographis paniculata
    d. Asystasia gangetica
    e. Barleria prionitis
    f. Eranthemum nervosum
    g. Justicia procumbens
    h. Ruellia tuberosa
    i. Thunbergia grandiflora

2. ALANGIACEAE
    a. Alangium salviifolium

3. AMARANTHACEAE
    a. Achyranthes aspera
    b. Aerva lanata
    c. Amaranthus spinosus
    d. Celosia argentea
    e. Gomphrena decumbens
    f. Gomphrena globosa

4. ANACARDIACEAE
    a. Anacardium occidentale
    b. Semecarpus anacardium

5. APIACEAE
    a. Torilis leptophylla

6. APOCYNACEAE
    a. Thevetia peruviana
    b. Wrightia tinctoria

7. ARACEAE
    a. Sauromatum guttatum

8. ARECACEAE
    a. Cocos nucifera

9. ASCLEPIADACEAE
    a. Sub-family Cynanchoideae
    b. Asclepias curassavica
    c. Calotropis gigantea
    d. Calotropis procera
    e. Cynanchum canescens
    f. Leptadenia reticulata
    g. Pergularia daemia
    h. Sarcosteinma secamone
    i. Wattakaka volubilis
    j. Ceropegia
    k. Tyiophora hirsuta
    l. Sub-family Periplocoideae

10. ASTERACEAE
    a. Eupatorium odoratum
    b. Thdax procumbens
    c. Vernonia cinerea

11. AVICENNIACEAE
    a. Avicennia officinalis

12. BALANOPHORACEAE
    a. Balanophora abbreviata

13. BIGNONIACEAE
    a. Kigelia pinnata
    b. Millingtonia hortensis
    c. Spathodea campanulata
    d. Tecoma stans
    e. Tecomaria capensis

14. BOMBACACEAE
    a. Bombax ceiba
    b. Bombax insigne
    c. Ceiba pentandra

15. BORAGINACEAE
    a. Cordia sebestena
    b. Heliotropium indicum

16. BURSERACEAE
    a. Boswellia serrata
    b. Garuga pinnata

17. CAESALPINIACEAE
    a. Bauhinia purpurea
    b. Bauhinia racemosa
    c. Bauhinia variegata
    d. Caesalpinia coriaria
    e. Caesalpinia crista
    f. Caesalpinia pulcherrima
    g. Cassia alata
    h. Cassia auriculata
    i. Cassia fistula
    j. Cassia javanica
    k. Ccassia occidentalis
    l. Cassia siamea
    m. Delonix regia
    n. Peltophorum pterocarpum
    o. Tamarindus indica

18. CAPPARACEAE
    a. Cadaba fruticosa
    b. Cleome chelidonii
    c. Cleome viscosa
    d. Crataeva magna
    e. Gynandropsis pentaphylla

19. COCHLOSPERMACEAE
    a. Cochlospermum religiosum

20. COMBRETACEAE
    a. Calycopteris floribunda
    b. Lumnitzera racemosa
    c. Terminalia catappa
    d. Terminalia tomentosa

21. CONVOLVULACEAE
    a. Evolvulus alsinoides
    b. Ipomoea cairica

22. CRASSULACEAE
    a. Kalanchoe

23. CYPERACEAE
    a. Cyperus rotundus
    b. Scirpus lacustris

24. DIPTEROCARPACEAE
    a. Shorea robusta

25. EUPHORBIACEAE
    a. Cicca acida
    b. Chrozophora rottleri
    c. Croton bonplandianum
    d. Emblica officinalis
    e. Euphorbia antsquorum
    f. Euphorbia tortilis
    g. Euphorbia dracunculoides
    h. Euphorbia heterophylla
    i. Euphorbia hirta
    j. Excoecaria agallocha
    k. Jatropha curcas
    l. Jatropha gossypiifolia
    m. Jatropha integerrima
    n. Phyllanthus pinnatus
    o. Ricinus communis

26. FABACEAE
    a. Butea frondosa
    b. Butea superba
    c. Crotalaria laburnifolia
    d. Crotalaria retusa
    e. Crotalaria verrucosa
    f. Derris trifoliata
    g. Erythrina crista-galli
    h. Erythrina suberosa
    i. Erythrina stricta
    j. Erythrina variegata
    k. Erythrina variegata var. orientalis
    l. Gliricidia sepium
    m. Indigofera ennaephylla
    n. Mucuna pruriens
    o. Pongamia pinnata
    p. Pterocarpus santalinus
    q. Sesbania grandiflora
    r. Tephrosia purpurea
    s. Trifolium dubium

27. GENTIANACEAE
    a. Gentiana kurroo

28. LAMIACEAE
    a. Anisomeles indica
    b. Anisomeles malabahca
    c. Hyptis capitata
    d. Hyptis pa u liana
    e. Hyptis suaveolens
    f. Leonotis nepetifolia
    g. Ocimum americanum
    h. Ocimum basilicum
    i. Ocimum kilimandscharicum
    j. Prunella vulgaris

29. LECYTHIDACEAE
    a. Careya arborea
    b. Couroupita guianensis

30. LILIACEAE
    a. Gloriosa superba

31. LINACEAE
    a. Hugonia mystax
    b. Reinwardtia indica

32. LORANTHACEAE
    a. Dendrophthoe falcata

33. LYTHRACEAE
    a. Lagerstroemia flos-reginae
    b. Woodfordia flohbunda

34. MALVACEAE
    a. Abutilon indicum
    b. Abutilon ranadei
    c. Hibiscus vitifolius
    d. Pavonia zeylanica
    e. Sida acuta
    f. Sida cordifolia
    g. Thespesia populnea

35. MARTYN1ACEAE
    a. Martynia annua

36. MELIACEAE
    a. Azadirachta indica
    b. Xylocarpus moluccensis

37. MIMOSACEAE
    a. Acacia caesia
    b. Acacia farnesiana
    c. Acacia leucophloea
    d. Acacia mellifera
    e. Acacia modesta
    f. Acacia nilotica
    g. Acacia sinuata

38. MORACEAE
    a. Ficus indica
    b. MORINGACEAE
    c. Moringa oleifera

39. MYRSINACEAE
    a. Aegiceras corniculatus

40. MYRTACEAE
    a. Eucalyptus globulus
    b. Syzygium cuminii

41. NYCTAGINACEAE
    a. Boerhaavia diffusa
    b. Bougainvillea spectabilis
    c. Mirabilisjalapa

42. NYCTANTHACEAE
    a. Nyctanthus arbor-tristis

43. OLEACEAE
    a. Jasminum angustifolium

44. ORCHIDACEAE
    a. Cymbidium sinense

45. OXALIDACEAE
    a. Oxalis deppei
    b. Oxalis tetraphylla

46. PAPAVARACEAE
    a. Argemone mexicana

47. PEDALIACEAE
    a. Pedalium murex

48. PLANTAGINACEAE
    a. Plantago lagopus
    b. Plantago lanceolata
    c. Plantago ovata
    d. Plantago patagonica

49. PLUMBAGINACEAE
    a. Plumbago zeylanica

50. POACEAE
    a. Dichanthium annulatum

51. POLYGONACEAE
    a. Antigonon leptopus
    b. Polygonum chinense

52. PONTEDERIACEAE
    a. Eichhornia crassipes

53. PORTULACACEAE
    a. Talinum cuneifolium

54. RHAMNACEAE
    a. Zizyphus mauritiana

55. RHIZOPHORACEAE
    a. Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
    b. Ceriops decandra

56. RUBIACEAE
    a. Borreria articulahs
    b. Ixora coccinea
    c. Morinda tomentosa
    d. Mussaenda hirsutissima
    e. Oldenlandia corymbosa
    f. Oldenlandia umbellata
    g. Xeromphis spinosa

57. RUTACEAE
    a. Murraya koenigii

58. SANTALACEAE
    a. Santalum album

59. SAPINDACEAE
    a. Allophylus serratus
    b. Dodonaea viscosa
    c. Sapindus emarginatus
    d. Cardiospermum halicacabum

60. SAPOTACEAE
    a. Mimusops elengi

61. SCROPHULAR1ACEAE
    a. Pedicularis
    b. Russelia juncea

62. SOLANACEAE
    a. Datura metel
    b. Datura stramonium
    c. Solatium torvum
    d. Solarium trilobatum
    e. Solarium erianthum
    f. Withania somnifera

63. SONNERATIACEAE
    a. Sonneratia apetala

64. STERCULIACEAE
    a. Dombeya spectabilis
    b. Firmiana colorata
    c. Helicteres isora
    d. Sterculia foetida
    e. Sterculia urens
    f. Waltheria indica

65. TILIACEAE
    a. Triumfetta pentandra

66. TURNERACEAE
    a. Turnera subulata
    b. Turnera ulmifolia

67. VERBENACEAE
    a. Clerodendrum infortunatum
    b. Gmelina arborea
    c. Gmelina asiatica
    d. Lantana camara
    e. Premna latifolia
    f. Stachytarpheta indica
    g. Tectona grandis
    h. Verbena bipinnatifida
    i. Verbena hybrida
    j. Vitex negundo

68. VIOLACEAE
    a. Hybanthus ennaespermus

69. ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
    a. Tribulus terrestris

Reproductive ecology of Indian plants - An assessment
Tables
References
Figures
Index to plant names
Index to animal names