"GANAPE KAAYI" in Kannada... On 4/15/10, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > > * > > Tree's sporting the summer look #14 of 15 | The giant Liana - Gilla Theega- > Entada Pursaetha > > > Gilla Theega, Entada Pursaetha, Entada scandens > > Family Mimosaceae > > Talakona forests AP > > > > This time of the year, many of the giant Liana's (Gilla Theega) are bearing > large brown dry fully ripe fruits, and are about to fall. Many of them can > be found either hanging on tall trees or on the forest floor. The fruits > of the tree are considered one of the largest in the plant kingdom and > measure about three and a half feet. People in this part sell them at Rs. 30 > per KG near the streams along with gooseberry and bela phal.. The seeds are > used in healing pains afflicting knees and joints. The giant lianas found in > the Talakona forest of AP are considered to be about 300 years old. This > time I could spot and trace about half a dozen Lianas in this place on my > own. Again I could trace the Liana rooting in the soil, emerging from the > ground, Swing from tree to tree, the green leaves,the blossoms and ... > > > I tried to measure the length of one of the long woody twisted vines. The > bottom portion of the trunk lay flat on the ground and rooted in the soil > amidst shrubs for about 10 meters with the girth measuring 3 to 4 meters.. > It appeared like a sort of hippopotamus, giant anaconda or a giant leech > lying down . Then it seemed to unfurl itself and cling to another tree among > the shrubs going up to a height of 4 meters . Here, it divides into 3 > branches ( appears like a large > > twisted rope) and climbs up again in 3 different directions.. One of the > branches of Liana, which I followed, twisted around another tree taller than > it upto a height of about 40 feet. Again from that tree, it latched onto a > 3rd tree, which is about 70 feet in height. Here, it reached the canopy and > spread all over the tree crown. In this way, they swing > > from tree to tree and out of all the branches that I tracked, one of the > liana covered around 5 trees and 110-140 meters ( approximate). Overall, > this giant Liana took support or has stamped its presence over at least 15 > tall trees like the Bamboo, shorea talura,Syzygium cumini, Neeruddi, mango > (two varieties), shorea robusta.... We could also see the leaves and the > > pretty inflorescence? hanging in a cluster from one of the tall trees. > **** > > > > Have you ever wondered about whether one can climb a Liana, Pls wait for my > next mail. > > How does a Liana grow diagonally from one tree to another? I think the > answer is that they just grow vertically and then slide to another tree > taking support from it. ( Pls correct me if I am wrong..) > > > I would be interested in knowing the vernacular names. > > > Date/Time- > 28 Mar 2010 > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Talakona forest, Andhra Pradesh, > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild, Forest, Eastern ghats, Botom of > the hill > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Giant Liana > Height/Length-approx - ~ around 110 to 140 meters > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Elliptical, Leaf tip -slight abcordate, heart > shape, 2-4cm > Inflorescence Type/ Size-As in the picture > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-cm - > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Lomentum, dry and about to fall > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- seeds are used in > fish poisoning, healing knee or joint pains, as food for local tribals > > > > Thanks in advance for all ID corrections / additional information / > feedback/ help ... > > > Regards > > > Raghu > > > * > > > > -- > 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. > >
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