After going through descriptions in various sites including FoI and eFI, I am convinced that the plant is indeed *Dioscorea pentaphylla*. Thank you all. Regards. Dinesh
On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 5:25 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Garg ji for your thoughts. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 5:12 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Appears close as per first glance at >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/d/dioscoreaceae/dioscorea/dioscorea-pentaphylla >> >> On Tue 9 Oct, 2018, 4:32 PM Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> [image: ... Sidney Road, Mahabaleshwar] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F45197749591%2Fin%2Fdateposted%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEWl9C6Wnpb79SwRAmbscd0-nASYA> >>> Mahabaleshwar Maharashtra >>> *Date*: September 25, 2015 ... *Altitude*: about 4000 ft asl >>> ------------------------------ >>> *Dioscorea* ¿ *pentaphylla* ? ... (family: Dioscoreaceae) >>> >>> Dear friends, >>> I have been believing the posted plant to be *Dioscorea pentaphylla*; >>> but on a relook, the inflorescences are not hanging in typical bunch at >>> every node. >>> >>> The leaves are trifoliate, and you may see them closely by clicking on >>> the 4th photo. It will lead to a photopage in flickr site. Please click on >>> the photo - it will zoom and allow you to pan the photo. You may otherwise >>> decide to download the photo by clicking on appropriate "download" icon. >>> >>> Please validate. >>> [image: Dioscorea pentaphylla L.] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F21850531802%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGG_YRaiM6qA9FeKRPW0NoafwClFg> >>> >>> [image: Prickly Yam] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F21674820638%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGxrSMk_wqTYcxLpR-95n6PwoKOgw> >>> >>> [image: Kaattuvalli (Tamil: காட்டுவள்ளி)] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F21850786432%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF78XEWjXBbs7uP0jauHAiOzg7cSQ> >>> >>> [image: neynoora (in Malayalam)] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F21836484926%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEfZu-rWrcdSk8fLpQJ4DDsCmkzUg> >>> >>> [image: kontaalu (in Oriya)] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F21674865158%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHzrpIFqCkTB1dPj3kOVlX0rclRHQ> >>> >>> [image: Kanta Alu (Hindi: कांटा आलू)] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F21862738175%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFY1_7vHM6m9q_UMsg85h2ZBJ_3mA> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> -- >>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
