Dear Rashida/Dr. Arvind. Thanks a lot for the ID help and clear definitions.
I feel some of the species listed below appear morphologically similar , but are distinct in true sense. 1. Citrullus colocynthis, a sister species of watermelon (C. lanatus). 2. Mukia maderaspatana / Madras pea pumpkin 3. Solanum kinds Regards Raghu ________________________________ From: Dr. Arvind Kadus <[email protected]> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Fri, 1 October, 2010 8:29:10 PM Subject: Re: Solanum for ID from Chamundi hills - 01Oct10AR01 Picture shows it is a climber and not a shruby sp. 100 %. So Not from Solanaceae but from Cucurbitaceae, Diplocyclos palmatus, commonly known as: bryony, lollipop climber, marble vine • Hindi: शिवलिंगी shivalingi • Kannada: ಲಿಮ್ಗತೊಮ್ಡೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ limgatomde balli • Marathi: महादेवी mahadevi • Sanskrit: अपष्ठम्भिनी apashtambhini, चित्रफला chitraphala, लिङ्गिन् lingin, शिवलिङ्गी shivalingi • Tamil: ஐவிரலி aivirali • Telugu: లింగదొండ linga-donda • Thanks to Dinesh Ji for the names. In Marathi called as शिवलिंगी shivalingi used in ayurvedic medicine. Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune. On Oct 1, 7:32 pm, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Mukia maderaspatana undoubtedly > Tanay > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Raghu ji , the green are the unripe berries and red ones the ripe berries > > of Mukia maderaspatana, also known as Madras pea pumpkin. It is supposed to > > be a climbing herb used in traditional medecine. > > > regards, > > Rashida. > > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 7:21 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Solanum species > >> Dry stem, no leaves probably dead. Prickles pointed backward in stem > >> Fruits - green, riped fruits -red. > > >> For ID - Chamundi hills, Mysore | 01Oct10AR01 > > >> Date/Time- Sep 2010 > >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Chamundi hills, Mysore, 12"16'43.41 N > >> 76"40' 03.09 E, elev - 3045 feet > >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild > >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- (climber ?) > >> Height/Length- > >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- dry stem no leaves probably dead. Prickles > >> pointed backward in stem > >> Inflorescence Type/ Size- > >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- No flowers seen > >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Smooth, globule, Red > >> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > > >> Chamundi hills > >> Mysore > >> Sep 2010 > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > [email protected] Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
