Though O. indicum is distributed across India, it is sporadic by nature. You can't have a sizable population in one place. But we (FRLHT) have observed a large population only in Chhattisgarh, and proposed the site for *in situ*conservation.
With regards Vijayasankar On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > I believe this is what we call the survival of the fittest. Most > probably the seedlings germinating on the other leaves or within the > fruit coat wont survive for long. The plant is usually adapted for > wind dispersal but it may happen due to abrupt rain. > > Why would a seed like to be dispersed like that, i.e., away from the > mother plant: > The possible answer which I could think is JUST TO REDUCE COMPETITION > WITH THE MOTHER PLANT. > > But indeed this is a nice observation. If possible please keep an eye > to check if the seedings can survive for long or if you wish to > conserve the species, then you can just collect the seedlings and > plant them at some distance from the mother plant. I dont know much > about you Mr. Neil, but just in case you are a researcher then you may > try to atleast publish this as a short note or wait for sometime to > check if they survive and then publish it. It will just need some > field observation from your side. > Regards > Pankaj >
