Claim · model-written summary
Several reproductive and establishment constraints contribute to its small restricted population.
- Taxon
- S. tumbuggaia
Shorea tumbuggaiae0 - Outcome
- small population of S. tumbuggaia in a restricted area of the Eastern Ghats forestse0
- Qualifier
- non-annual, massive flowering, short flowering period, partial flowering at tree level, seed predation, short-distance seed dispersal, absence of seed dormancy, low rate of seedling establishment and inability of seedlings to compete with other plantse0
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Verbatim
e0“non-annual, massive flowering, short flowering period, partial flowering at tree level, seed predation, short-distance seed dispersal, absence of seed dormancy, low rate of seedling establishment and inability of seedlings to compete with other plants collectively contributed to the occurrence of a small population of S. tumbuggaia in a restricted area of the Eastern Ghats forests”
Title
A. J. S. Raju; K. V. V. Ramana; Henry Jonathan Current Science 2009
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation The species is restricted to the southern Eastern Ghats.
- Observation Flowering is brief and not annual.
- Mechanism Floral and pollen traits contribute to wind pollination.
- Observation The plant is self compatible but selfed fruit appears to abort.
- Observation Fruits are large, winged and dispersed by wind.
- Observation A bruchid beetle attacks fruit before dispersal.
- Observation Healthy seeds lack dormancy and germinate immediately after falling.