Pseudo-vivipary in Globba pauciflora Baker from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Gautam Anuj Ekka^1, , Pragya Sourabh² and Lal Ji Singh¹

¹Botanical Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (INDIA)

²Faculty of Science, Mansarover Global University, Sehore, Madhya Pradesh (INDIA)

Cite this paper:
Gautam Anuj Ekka, Pragya Sourabh and Lal Ji Singh. Pseudo-vivipary in Globba pauciflora Baker from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 2025; 13(3):83-85. doi: 10.12691/aees-13-3-3

Abstract

This paper deals with the pseudo-vivipary in Globba pauciflora Baker (Zingiberaceae) for the first time from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. It is described here as an adaptive reproductive strategy in Islands ecosystem along with morphological characters. Pseudo-vivipary in Globba pauciflora Baker is favoured by excessive atmospheric moisture or humid dark conditions. However, there is no report of pseudo-vivipary in this plant growing in other regions where the moisture level is not so high. It is probably induced by ecological factors, followed by physiological factors.

Keywords:
Bulbils ecology Island ecosystem Reproductive potentials Zingiberaceae

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

References:

[1]	Singh L. J. & Murugan C. Vivipary in Hibiscus cannabinus L. (Kenaf): a potential reproductive strategy in island’s ecosystem. Geophytology 43 (2): 171-175. 2013.
[2]	Cota-Sánchez, J.H. & Abreu, D.D. Vivipary and offspring survival in the epiphytic cactus Epiphyllum phyllanthus (Cactaceae). Journal of Experimental Botany 58: 3865–3873.
[3]	Ashokan, A. and Gowda V. Describing terminologies and discussing records: More discoveries of facultative vivipary in the genus Hedychium J.Koenig (Zingiberaceae) from Northeast India. PhytoKeys. 96: 21–34.
[4]	Bhadra, S., Ghosh, M., Mukherjee A. and Bandyopadhyay, M. 2013. Vivipary in Hedychium elatum (Zingiberaceae). Phytotaxa 130 (1): 55–59. 2013.
[5]	Devi, A. R., Raj, N. M., & Minimol, J. Vivipary in Kaempferia parviflora Wall. Ex-Baker: discovery and utilization. Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 60(2): 187-194. 2023.
[6]	Rao, A.S. and Verma, D.M. Material towards a monocot Flora of Assam-II (Zingiberaceae and Marantaceae). Bull. Bot. Surv. India 14(1–4): 114–143. 1972.
[7]	Karthikeyan, S., Jain S.K., Nayar M.P. and Sanjappa M. Zingiberaceae. In: Flora of India Series 4: Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledone. Botanical Survey of India 289-299. 1989.
[8]	Braun, J. & Schumann, K.M. Mitteilungen aus den Deutschen Schutzgebieten. Deutsches Kolonialblatt 2: 151. 1889.
[9]	Aswani, K. & Sabu, M. Reproductive biology of Alpinia mutica (Zingiberaceae) with a note on flexistyly pollination mechanism. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on the family Zingiberaceae, University of Calicut, Kerala, pp. 40–41. 2012.
[10]	Willams, K.J., Kress, W.J. and Manos, P.S. The phylogeny, evolution, and classification of the genus Globba and tribe Globbeae (Zingiberaceae): appendages do matter. Amer. J. Bot. 91: 100–114. 2004.
[11]	Larsen, K. A preliminary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bull. Bot. 24: 35–49. 1996.
[12]	Kress, W.J., Defilipps, R.A., Farr, E. and Yin Yin Kyi. .A checklist of the trees, shrubs, herbs, and climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1–590. 2003.
[13]	Kress, W.J., Prince, L.M. and Williams, K.J. The phylogeny and a new classification of the gingers (Zingiberaceae): Evidence from molecular data. Amer. J. Bot. 89: 1682 – 1696. 2002.
[14]	Karthigeyan, K. In: Singh, P. and Dash, S. S. (Eds.), Angiosperm Diversity of Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, India. 356. 2017.
[15]	Singh, L.J. and Ranjan V. New vistas in Indian Flora.1 & 2. Bishen Singh, Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, India, pp. 417, 819. 2021.
[16]	Singh, L. J., Murugan, C. and Singh, P. Plant genetic diversity of endemic species in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. –In: Nat. Conf. On Islands biodiversity. U.P. State Biodiversity Board, pp. 49–57. 2014.
[17]	Singh, L.J., Ekka, G.A., Vivek, C.P. & Misra, D.R. Gymnosperms of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: An Overview –In: eds. L.J. Singh and V. Ranjan – New Vistas in Indian Flora, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India, 1: 265–278. 2021a
[18]	Singh L.J., Ranjan V., Sinha B.K., Mishra, S., Purohit, C.S., Vivek, C.P., Naik, M.C. & Ekka, G.A. An overview of Phytodiversity of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. –In: L.J. Singh & V. Ranjan (eds.), New Vistas in Indian Flora, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. 2: 381–399. 2021b.
[19]	Hooker, J. D. The Flora of British India. Vol. VI. L. REEVE Co. Ltd., London. 1849.
[20]	Singh, S.K. and Srivastava, S.C. Zingiberaceae. In: Ashiho Mao, A. & Das, S.S. (Eds.), Flowering Plants of India: An annotated checklist (Monocotyledons) 2:116-134. 2020.
[21]	Soe, N., Ohnmar S., Han, S. T., Mar, A. A. & Thu, Y. Y. Comparative studies of different Globba species in Bago Yoma and Rakhine State. 2nd Myanmar Korea Conference Research Journal, Vol. 1. 272-282. 2019.
[22]	Bridson, D. & Forman, L. (eds.). The Herbarium Handbook. Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. 1992.