This is likely to be *Entada rheedii* from Family Fabaceae. The pods are huge may be 5-6 feet also. Dr Phadke
On 15 April 2010 14:02, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > Trees sporting the summer look #15 of 15 | > * > * > *Climbing a Liana* > *Talakona, AP* > * > * > > During the trek, I was thinking of taking some of the fallen seeds from the > giant Liana back home and then planting it. :) I remembered a women > selling the seeds near a stream along with Gooseberry and bela fruits. > Later while returning back from the trek, I asked my guide Sriram, (staff, > CEBT - community based eco tourism) about wanting to buy them from the > seller and as to what would be the price. He said the seeds cost Rs. 30 per > kg. But then he forbade me purchasing those seeds. Though we knew no common > language and the conversation went on with the help of hand signals, by > this time he had become my very good friend, a friend I knew since ages. He > volunteered to walk hand in hand on those slippery rocks or the steps we > encountered during trekking. He sometime used to murmur something or talk to > himself. But then, I realized he was trying to recollect the tree and plant > names. He would go somewhere among the rocks suddenly and bring back an > orchid or some strange plant. Later back in the hut, after the day’s trek > was over and feeling refreshed, I went to the giant Liana which I had myself > discovered the previous day evening in the remote corner of the park. I > wanted to photograph it again in the daylight. After sometime, Sriram came > to the spot. He soon folded his pant. I then realized he was about to climb > the liana. But I still wondered how was it possible to climb a woody vine. > But he was an expert and knew the knack of climbing a Liana, which he did > with calm, composed and ease. Soon he reached near the fruits on the top and > pulled a few of them with a stick and climbed down. Please see the pics > where the guide is climbing up and down the liana. > > Some college students, well dressed arrived at the scene. We stopped > photographing and moved on. In contrast to Sriram they started to climb, > pull, jump and swing on the Liana branches –young and old. He > finds difficult to educate/warn the younger generation when they indulge in > - climbing steep slippery rocks, diving into the water falls, shouting > students. Generally speaking city dwellers can never be expected to be the > custodians of Nature. > > 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. > -- 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.
