Notes on a Dragonfly (Insects) Killing Plant, Plumbago zeylanica

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Authors

  • Partha Ganguly
     Department of Zoology, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata 700 118 ,IN
  • Debkumar Datta
     Department of Zoology, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata 700 118 ,IN

Abstract

On the occasion of a field study on dragonflies, near and around Rahara, Kolkata, we came across a peculiar plant species, commonly known as Ceylon leadwort, doctorbush or wild leadwort ( Plumbago zeylanica ) which was found to be responsible for the death of numerous dragonflies.

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2015-12-01

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Volume 12 , Issue 2 , December 2015

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Short Communication

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