Dear Vijaya Ji,

I think you are right this plant is *Cayratia pedata* (Lamarck) Jussieu ex
Gagnepain, Notul. Syst. (Paris). 1: 346. 1911.



*Description: *

Lianas, woody. Branchlets terete, with longitudinal ridges, sparsely pilose;
tendrils bifurcate. Leaves pedately 5-foliolate; stipules brownish,
ovate-lanceolate, 3-4 × 1.5-3 mm, membranous, sparsely pilose; petiole
5.5-16 cm; central petiolule 1.5-5 cm, lateral petiolules 2-4 cm, petiolules
of lateral leaflet complex 1-3.5 cm, sparsely pilose; leaflets abaxially
pilose, adaxially with appressed hairs, lateral veins 6-11 pairs, veinlets
inconspicuously raised; central leaflet obovate-elliptic; lateral leaflets
ovate-elliptic, 5-22 × 2.5-9 cm, base nearly truncate, rounded, or slightly
cordate, margin with irregular teeth, apex caudate-acuminate. Corymbose
polychasium axillary; peduncle 15-16 cm, with nodes, pilose. Pedicel 2-3 mm,
densely pubescent. Buds oval, 2-2.5 mm, apex rounded. Calyx saucer-shaped,
pubescent, entire. Petals ovate-elliptic, 1.7-2.2 mm, nearly glabrous.
Anthers ovoid-elliptic, poorly developed in female flowers. Disk well
developed, margin undulate. Lower part of ovary adnate to disk; style
slender; stigma slightly expanded, or cylindrical in male flowers. Berry
elliptic, 1.2-1.5 cm in diam., 2- or 3-seeded. Seeds semiglobose, base
rounded, apex subrounded, rostrum inconspicuous, upper raphe narrow, surface
smooth, ventral holes nearly rounded, 3-5 mm in diam. Fl. Jun, fr. Sep-Nov.
2*n *= 80.



*Illustration:*



http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=93825&flora_id=2



*Regards,*

*Tanay*




On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 8:32 AM, R. Vijayasankar
<[email protected]>wrote:

> The 'pedate' phyllotaxy suggests that it is *Cayratia pedata*. Called as
> 'Panni kodi' in Tamil.
>
> With regards
>
> R. Vijayasankar
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Ritesh Choudhary <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> May be some sps. of Tetrastigma.
>>
>> Ritesh.
>>
>> On Jun 25, 9:02 pm, sheji ramkumar <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > adding  photos of tender leaf ,one showing tendrils .
>> >
>> > Dr.Sheji
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>  > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 9:26 PM, sheji <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
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>> > > From: tanay bose <[email protected]>
>> > > Date: Jun 25, 8:07 pm
>> > > Subject: plant for identification- DSC02543
>> > > To: efloraofindia
>> >
>> > > I don't think so Rashida Ji !! Cayratia trifolia trifoliate leaf
>> > > Tanay
>> >
>> > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Rashida Atthar
>> > > <[email protected]>wrote:
>> >
>> > > > Could it possibly be Cayratia trifolia ?
>> >
>> > > > regards,
>> > > > Rashida.
>> >
>> > > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> > > >> Agreeing Tanayji,
>> > > >> looks more like a Vitaceae member. Any details on tendrils, please?
>> >
>> > > >> On 6/25/10, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > > >>> Can it be from Vitaceae or any close family !!
>> > > >>> A wild Guess
>> > > >>> Tanay
>> >
>> > > >>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 7:38 PM, tanay bose <
>> [email protected]
>> > > >wrote:
>> >
>> > > >>>> Quite an interestinf leaf morphology
>> > > >>>> I am eager to know the name !!
>> > > >>>> Tanay
>> >
>> > > >>>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 12:35 PM, sheji ramkumar <
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>> > > >>>>> region- malappuram dt, kerala state
>> >
>> > > >>>>> habitat - wild
>> >
>> > > >>>>> habit - climber
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