Question

Do bamboo plant shows gregarious flowering?

Answer 1

Gregarious flowering:

1. It is a phenomenon where all populations of a particular species flower all at once, regardless of location.
2. It is also known as mass flowering or synchronous blooming.
3. Example- bamboo, neelakurinji plant.

Gregarious flowering in bamboo:

1. Gregarious flowering can happen at intervals between 60 to 130 years for most bamboo species.
2. Such a cycle is genetically pre-programmed into each species.