Thanks Dinesh ji Tanay On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
> ... sure Tanay, agreeing to your points ... in fact, many thanks for your > efforts. > My intention was to steer the ID towards *Dioscorea* from *Piper*. > > Regards. > > > > > On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 9:14 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Dinesh Ji , >> >> Though both the plants seem to have cordate, multicostate leaf but on >> close examination of the photos of *Dioscorea belophylla *and >> unidentified plant sent by Satish Ji, clearly revels the differences. >> >> >> >> The leaf base of *D belophylla *has a deeper notch than the other plant. >> The leaf apex of *D belophylla *is much more prolonged and acute. Both >> the leaves are multicostate but in case of *D belophylla *11 (eleven) >> prominent veins comes out from the leaf base where as the other plant has >> only 5 (five) to its credit. The leaf surface in *D belophylla *is much >> not at all glabrous like the other leaf. >> >> >> >> Hence such series of difference in both the plant restricts me from >> thinking that the unidentified plant is *Dioscorea belophylla.* >> >> * * >> >> *Kindly see the photo plate (Difference99) attached with this mail where >> the difference can well be seen.* >> >> * * >> >> Sorry to both Dinesh Ji and Satish ji for using the cropped version of >> their photos to show the pictorial differences. >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> Tanay >> >> >> * >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> * >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 11:18 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> ... would this be species of *Dioscorea* ? >>> Had found similar plant last week near Prabal Machi >>> ID ... *Dioscorea belophylla*, provided by Satish Pardeshi ji for my >>> plant at >>> http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&w=91314344%40N00&q=Dioscorea+belophylla&m=text >>> In my plant, the raceme stalk is very tender and entirely pendulous. >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 9:34 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Is it some kind of *Piper sp*? >>>> Tanay >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> The buds on the climber were very small earlier. >>>>> Yesterday visited the plant again. I thought the buds will bloom into >>>>> significantly sized flowers, but got disappointed to observe very small >>>>> flowers 2-3mm with trimerous ovary at base showing the would be fruits. >>>>> Attaching the pictures. >>>>> Dr Phadke >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 13 July 2010 23:05, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Are these seeds of* Dioscorea bulbifera*? >>>>>> Some new buds have started developing on this climber. waiting for the >>>>>> buds to bloom into flowers. Some old seeds hanging from dry branches. >>>>>> Dr Phadke >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tanay Bose >>>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> 9830439691(Mobile) >> >> >> > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)
