Thanks Sinha sir. I actually am not certain of the various floral parts and how to describe them- corona etc. and hence am waiting for someone to tell me what it is and how it can be used to identify the species and if further details are neccessary.
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:11 AM, greenearth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 2:34:56 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: >> >> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >> Following *Sarcostemma *species I could find in efi: >> *Cynanchum viminale* >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/apocynaceae/cynanchum/cynanchum-viminale> >> (Syn: (=) *Sarcostemma acidum *(Roxb.) Voig; (≡) *Sarcostemma viminale *(L.) >> R. Br.)) >> *Leptadenia pyrotechnica* >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/apocynaceae/leptadenia/leptadenia-pyrotechnica> >> (Syn: *Sarcostemma pyrotechnicum *(Forssk.) Schult.) >> *Oxystelma esculentum* >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/apocynaceae/oxystelma/oxystelma-esculentum> >> (Syn: *Sarcostemma esculentum *(L. f.) R.W. Holm); >> >> Thanks to Anurag-ji for an introduction to this genus > I have seen several others among the milkweed climbers. Oxystelma > esculentum , Rosy milkweed climber is quite distinct. > > As per PlantList : > > 1. Cynanchum viminale (L.) is an accepted name. and S.viminale (L) R. > Br is a synonym to this species > 2. Sarcostemma acidum (Roxb.) Voigt is a (separate) accepted name; > > Are these the only two milkweed climbers where the leaves are scale-like > ? > > Three species are described with few images under Sarcostemma at Flowering > plants of Kerala > <http://www.keralaplants.in/search-flowering-plants-of-kerala.aspx>. > > The following links with Images and descriptions may also be useful to > distinguish . > link to Cynanchum_viminale_subsp._brunonianum (Wight & Arn.) > <http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Sarcostemma_viminale_subsp._brunonianum.htm> > (Australia, > ) > link to Sarcostemma acidum (Roxb.)Voigt. > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45835639@N04/4695158063/in/photolist-89TUV6-4S3JEK-fpyYSF> > (India, ) > > regards > ASinha > > *Following a Post on EFI is often the beginning of a new journey !* > > > > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Anurag Sharma <[email protected]> >> Date: 20 April 2015 at 23:59 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:221668] ANAPR56 Sarcostemma sp. for identification >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> Family: Apocynaceae >> Date: 19th April 2015 >> Place: Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu >> Habit: Climber >> Habitat: Deciduous forest >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of >> Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > -- Anurag N. Sharma BSc. (CBZ) 2nd Year St. Josephs College Bangalore -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
