It seems to be T. cordifolia Not T. sinensis i m not sure but check it On 9/12/09, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Prof. Singh, > Dr.M.R.Almeida in his 'Flora of Maharashtra' has listed 2 species of > Tinospora: > 1. Tinospora glabra [T.cordifolia] > & 2.Tinospora sinensis [T.malabarica]. > Sending you a photograph of T. sinensis [T.malabarica]. This was > identified by Dr.Almeida on a visit to my farm near Bombay in August 2007. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > > > --- On *Sat, 9/12/09, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:18229] Tinospora cordifolia ID 120909GS1 > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 2:44 PM > > Sending photographs of Tinospora cordifolia ID 120909GS1 for verification > and help > > Needing help in clearing my doubts on Tinospora cordifolia, which was in > news recently as cure for swine flue. > > We have one species of Tinospora reported from our area: Tinospora > cordifolia, and that was fine until I consulted Efloras of Pakistan and > China. Both Flora of British India and Indian Trees by Brandis > differentiate T. cordifolia Miers and T. malabarica Miers as followes: > > T. cordifolia: Leaves cordate, glabrous, 5-10 cm diam., acute or acuminate; > petiole 4-7 cm long.(flowers yellow; drupes red, size of small cherry or > pea) > > T. malabarica: Leaves ovate-cordate, pubescent above wooly beneath, 7-15 cm > diam, acuminate. petiole 10 cm, hairy. (flowers yellow, drupes red) > > I have not seen plant in flowering but have noticed a few things. The > leaves in our specimens are totally glabrous, but may reach size of up to 20 > cm, especially in open situations climbing on trees. I have also noticed > that although in deep forest areas leaves are totally shed for atleast 4-5 > months, few branches have leaves for almost the whole year in open > situations. > > Eflora of Pakistan believes that T. cordifolia of Hook.f. & Thoms. is not > the T. cordifolia of Miers, and rather T. malabarica Miers. which is widely > cultivated in India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka. It is locally known as > Giloe. > > Flora of China, on the other hand do not mention anything about T. > malabarica Miers (which is correctly (DC) Miers), relegate both T. > malabarica (Lam.) Hook.f. et Thoms. and T. tomentosa (Coleb.) Hook.f. & > Thoms. of FBI as synonyms of T. sinensis (Lour.) Merrill. > > With this information, the correct identity of our material is further > confusing. Any member having photographs of true T. malabarica (with > tomentose leaves and branches) may kindly upload the same, to help resolve > the issue. > I am uploading my photographs of what I know as T. cordifolia, growing in > Delhi > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College > University of Delhi, Delhi > India > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 > > > > > > > >
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