Phenology of Rhododendron wattii Cowan (Ericales: Ericaceae) - a threatened plant of Nagaland, India

Occurrence Observation
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Description

The paper deals with the flowering phenology of Rhododendron wattii Cowan (Ericaceae family), a threatened and endemic plant from Nagaland, northeastern India. The study was conducted at Dzukou Valley, Kohima District of Nagaland, on a single tree of R. wattii growing at an elevation of 2,600 m with no other tree of the same species in the vicinity. Flowering occurs from the end of February to April, and fruiting is observed from April to December. The flowers present in trusses of 18–25 flowers are pink with darker flecks and purplish basal blotches. They are foraged and pollinated by the Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda and bumble bees (Bombus spp.). The only attractant for the foragers is the nectar secreted in the five nectaries at the base of the corolla tube. Catastrophes like frequent forest fires and anthropogenic activities are responsible for the disappearance of this species.

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Keywords

Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

Imtilila Jing
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Nagaland University, Lumami
  • Department of Botany, Nagaland University,
798627 Lumami
Nagaland
IN
S. K. Chaturvedi
  • Originator
Nagaland University, Lumami
  • Department of Botany, Nagaland University,
798627 Lumami
Nagaland
IN
Vijay Barve
  • Originator
  • Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
  • 6/7 Bijoygarh
700032 Kolkata
West Bengal
IN

Geographic Coverage

Nagaland, India

Bounding Coordinates South West [25.556, 94.078], North East [25.556, 94.078]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Ericales
Family Ericaceae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date 2013-03-15

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Jing, I. & S.K. Chaturvedi (2025). Phenology of Rhododendron wattii Cowan (Ericales: Ericaceae) - a threatened plant of Nagaland, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 17(1): 26426–26430. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9386.17.1.26426-26430

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