Dear Senthil, Thanks for your response.
You may be right. But the leaves in* Ipomoea cairica* are divided upto the base (appearing as a compound leaf, as it is in the picture) which is not the case in I. digitata. The former sp is a common escape (weed) along roadsides and planted in gardens. Whereas, the latter sp doesn't occurs as weed. Anyway, let's hear from others too. Rashida ji, can you pl provide some more info like local name, use, presence of tuber, occurrence etc? [The tubers of I. digitata, known as 'giant potato' is a popular medicinal plant used as galactagouge in the name of Vidari in Ayurveda. I. cairica is not a medicinal plant as far as i know]. With regards R. Vijayasankar On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 1:10 AM, Senthilkumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Vijayashanker Anna > It could be Ipomoea digitata due to the characters of the purplish flowers > and digitate leaflets. Leaflets are ovate-lanceolate. > > Regards > Senthilkumar U. > > On 7 July 2010 11:23, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Commonly known as Railway creeper as it is found near the railway boundary >> walls, grills etc. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani. >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 11:21 AM, R. Vijayasankar < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Looks like *Railroad Creeper, Ipomoea cairica.* >>> ** >>> With regards >>> >>> R. Vijayasankar >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 12:46 AM, Rashida Atthar < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Request Id of this Convolvulaceae please, Thank you. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Date/Time : >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 19 June 2010- Early morning >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Location- Place, altitude and GPS: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mumbai. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Garden >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Climber >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Height/length: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Leaves-type/shape/size: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Five leaves with two of then bifurcated >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Inflorescence type /size: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Flowers-size/colour/calyx/bracts: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Purple with deep purple at the edge, convolvulous petals. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Fruits type-shape/size/seeds: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Fragrance/odour/pollinator/uses and so on: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> regards, >>>> >>>> Rashida. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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]<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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Senthilkumar U. > BSI & School of Ecology and Conservation, > University of Agricultural Sciences, > Bangalore-560 065. > Karnataka, India > > -- 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.
