This research identifies 56 bee pollinators of Vitex negundo in West Bengal, indicating the plant's ecological significance.
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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