Also known by the name Giloy. It is used in Ayurvedic medicines for increasing immunity.
Regards, Mani. On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 3:02 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Padmini ji, in cross section the stem will be circular in outline and you > can see numerous medullary rays arching from center to periphery, giving a > wheel-like appearance, a characteristc feature of (most of the) > Menispermaceae members. > > By looking at the leaf shape, size and glabrous nature (i think it is not > hairy, right?) i am sure it is T. cordifolia. This is common in most of the > gardens in Bangalore. The other species (T. sinensis) is seldom planted here > except in gardens of some research institutions. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar > > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> These two species have been discussed quite often on this group, but >> unfortunately we don't have authentic well illustrated photographs of T. >> malabarica, which is now known as T. sinensis >> >> To me the branches do look hairy, and the crimson fruits on longer stalks >> do suggest T. chinensis (syn: T. malabarica). These two threads should help >> in resoving the issue: >> >> >> https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/115f1c282cb82c4e/17686163c566f98c?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Tinospora+sinensis#17686163c566f98c >> >> <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/115f1c282cb82c4e/17686163c566f98c?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Tinospora+sinensis#17686163c566f98c> >> >> https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/7a67a748002dc80/70475d57a15f19df?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Tinospora+sinensis#70475d57a15f19df >> >> >> <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/7a67a748002dc80/70475d57a15f19df?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Tinospora+sinensis#70475d57a15f19df> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> You cant confirm the species, unless you check the petiole and leaf if >>> it has short hairs over it. There is another similar looking species, >>> >>> Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr. Sunyatsenia 1: 193. 1934 >>> >>> Regards >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Is this the one with a square cross-section stem? >>> > Thanks for the id. >>> > Regards, >>> > Padmini Raghavan. >>> > >>> > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Vijayasankar < >>> [email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Nice pictures Padmini ji. It is Tinospora cordifolia, an important >>> >> medicinal plant. >>> >> Regards >>> >> >>> >> Vijayasankar >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> I saw this vine in a garden at Bangalore and was impressed by the way >>> it >>> >>> was extending all over, including on some overhead cables. >>> >>> Please help me id it. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Padmini Raghavan. >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *********************************************** >>> "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 >>> >> >> >> >> >
