Exploring the Diverse Range of Bee Pollinators Associated with the Medicinal Plant Vitex negundo (Lamiaceae) in West Bengal, India

Authors

  • Riju Nath Department of Entomology, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6496-4988
  • Samrat Saha Department of Entomology, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8789-7185
  • Sudipta Dey Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Bhaswati Majumder Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Sayan Sardar Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Pousabh Das Department of Entomology, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India
  • Anandhan Rameshkumar Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7263-8968

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v72i3.11797

Keywords:

Bees, geographical region, Chaste tree, pollination, species composition

Abstract

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.

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Published

2025-07-14

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Nath, R., Saha, S., Dey, S., Majumder, B., Sardar, S., Das, P., & Rameshkumar, A. (2025). Exploring the Diverse Range of Bee Pollinators Associated with the Medicinal Plant Vitex negundo (Lamiaceae) in West Bengal, India. Sociobiology, 72(3), e11797. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v72i3.11797

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Vol. 72 No. 3 (2025)

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