I have already sent my view in a personal correspondence to Anurag Ji. That particular personal correspondence covered several issues, not particularly this plant though it featured in our discussion. This is another entirely unknown genus to me. I thank Anurag ji for introducing.
I copy here what I sent him yesterday - "Dear Anurag Ji, It is real tough. My guess is *Sarcostemma brunonianum* Wight & Arn. My guess is based on - - lateral umbels - canescent pedicel and calyx - 10 lobed outer corona (my guess is that it is the part just above the calyx, having a smaller lobe between two larger lobes - 5 fleshy inner corona Please check probability, because I may be wrong, you can see how little response you have received in eFI. Please read carefully Wight's account in all descriptions attached herewith, including that of *S. viminale* (in *S. brevistigma*?). Also check following links - 1. http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Sarcostemma_viminale_subsp._brunonianum.htm 2. http://www.rainforestpublishing.com.au/index.php?href=botanical&dir=botanical_pages&subpage=view&ext=php&array_place=19&item_id=828 Thank you Regards" Thank you Regards On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 10:12 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > 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 > > 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 necessary. -- > Anurag N. Sharma > > Please check for S intermedium. 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