'Hondala' is *Sinhala* name for the plant. This medicinal plant is said to be poisonous too. Regards
Vijayasankar On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Nice....what does HONDALA stand for by the way? > Pankaj > > > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 8:38 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Yes Pravin ji, it is Adenia hondala of Passifloraceae. The tuber is > > characteristically partly epigeal; the leaves have gland spots near > petiole; > > and the fruits also confirm the id. > > Regards > > > > Vijayasankar > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Pravin Kawale <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> Is it Adenia holanda ? > >> Pl. validate > >> Yesterday at Kanakeshwar,Alibag > >> Thanks in advance > >> > >> > >> DSC08983.JPG > >> DSC08981.JPG > >> DSC08977.JPG > >> DSC08984.JPG > >> > >> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. > >> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
