Exploring the Diverse Range of Bee Pollinators Associated with the Medicinal Plant Vitex negundo (Lamiaceae) in West Bengal, India
Chinese chaste tree, Vitex negundo L., (family Lamiaceae) is an important medicinal plant. The present study focused on the floral morphology and the diversity of bees pollinating its flowers in three different geographical regions of West Bengal, identifying 56 species from 20 genera across four families of Apoidea.
Authors
- Sudipta Dey
- Riju Nath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6496-4988)
- Samrat Saha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8789-7185)
- A. Rameshkumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7263-8968)
- Bhaswati Majumder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8347-1673)
- Sayan Sardar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7139-8517)
- Piu Das
Institutions
- Zoological Survey of India (IN)
- North Bengal Agricultural University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sociobiology
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v72i3.11797
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03