Thanks for sharing. The flowers are much liked by Black Beetles common in Bhitarkanika. It is polyphagus but prefers Acanthus ilicifolius flowers. I received specimen from the region many times and forwarded it to the Entomologists but failed to get correct identification.
It reminds me of Chrysolina madrasae beetles feeding on Blumea lacera as I reported it on Blumea as first record during my undergraduate studies. Oudhia, P. and B.S. Thakur. 1996. New record of the leaf beetle on a weed. Current Research 25:218. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 1:07 PM, prasad dash <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear all, Odisha is globallywell known for the amphibians in plant > kingdom, the mangroves. Located in the deltaic region formed by the rich > alluvial deposits of Brahmani, Baitarani and the Mahanadi, Dhamra River, > orissa in gereral and Bhitarkanika in perticular is the second largest > mangrove ecosystem in the world after Papua New Guinea in terms of species > diversity. There are 62 species of mangrove found in Bhitarkanika which > includes 32 true mangroves and the rest are assocites. Heritiera kanikensis > is Endemic to bhitarkanika. With this background i wl post some of my > earlier images of mangroves and their associates that i had taken during my > association with Regional Research lboratory (RRL) now known as Institute > of Minerals and Materials technology (IMMT), Bhubeneswar as a Senior > Research Felow on mangrove physiology. > > > > Dear members sending the photograph of *Acanthus ilicifolius** *from > Bhitarkanika > > Name of the species: *Acanthus ilicifolius** * > > Family: Acanthaceae > > Place of collection: Bhitarkanika, Kendrapada, Odisha > > Habit: Perennial herb > > Habitat: Wild, Wet evergreen forest > > > > > Regards > > > > Prasad > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com > ph. 09437444241 >
