Dear Dinesh, Thanks a lot for validating the ID. Any info. on its uses.. regards Prashant
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes ... it is *Cocculus hirsutus*. > > the common names: broom creeper, ink berry • Bengali: huyer • Hindi: फ़रीद > बूटी farid buti • Kannada: ದಾಗಡಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ daagadi balli, ದಾಗಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು daagadi > soppu, ಕಾಗೆ ಮಾರಿ kaage maari • Konkani: वासनवेल vasanvel • Malayalam: > പാതാളഗരുഡക്കൊടി paathaalagarudakkoti, പാതാളമൂലി paathaalamuuli • Marathi: > वासनवेल vasanvel • Oriya: musakani • Punjabi: ਫਰੀਦ ਬੂਟੀ farid buti, ਵੱਲੂਰ > wallur • Sanskrit: अम्बष्ठः ambastha, दीर्घकन्द dirghakanda, दीर्घवल्ली > dirghavalli, गारुडी garudi, महामूल mahamula, पातालगारुडी patalagarudi, > प्राचीन pracina, सौपर्णी sauparni, सोमवल्ली somavalli, श्रेयसी sreyasi, > स्थपनी sthapani, वनतिक्तकः vanatiktaka, वत्सादनी vatsadani, विद्धकर्णी > viddhakarni • Tamil: காட்டுக்கொடி kattu-k-koti • Telugu: చీపురుతీగ > chipuru-tiga, దూసరితీగ dusaritiga, కట్లతీగె katlatige • Urdu: فريد بوٿي > farid buti > > > Regards. > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Friends, >> Came across this climber with tiny flowers and globuse fruits in Mumbai. >> Kindly validate the ID. >> >> *Botanical name:* >> >> *Cocculus hirsutus ??** ** *** >> >> *Family:* >> >> * * Menispermaceae ?? >> >> *Date/Time-* >> >> >> >> 21-03-2010 /09:20 AM >> >> *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- * >> >> >> >> Chembur, Mumbai >> >> *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* >> >> >> >> Wild >> >> *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- * >> >> >> >> Climber >> >> *Height/Length- * >> >> >> >> -- >> >> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* >> >> >> >> Alternate, base some what Cordate, Mucronate, velvety, 1.5 cm to 5 cm >> long, >> >> petiole 3 mm to 8mm >> >> (Photograph enclosed) >> >> *Inflorescence Type/ Size- * >> >> >> >> Flowers on axillary stalks (Photograph enclosed) >> >> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* >> >> >> >> Very small 2 to 5 mm across (Greenish), Peduncle: 0.4 to 1cm >> >> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* >> >> * * >> >> Globuse berry – 8 to 10mm(Greenish & dark purple) >> >> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * >> >> * * >> >> -- >> >> regards >> Prashant >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.

