Dear Gurcharan Singh ji, Satish Phadke ji has rightly said, this climber had no leaves ...only fruits with some new roots developing near the node adjacent to it. The leaves are of different plant, (Avicennia as stated by Satish Pardeshi ji ).
Thanks Satish Pardeshi ji, Neil ji, Vijayasankar ji for the ID. regards Prashant On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Neil ji and Satish ji > Thanks for clearing my doubts. > > > -- > 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/ > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi, >> Agree with Dr. Pardeshi. This is T. sinensis. Sending a photograph taken >> at my farm in May 2009 for comparison. >> With regards, >> Neil Soares. >> >> --- On *Tue, 3/1/11, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Satish Phadke <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:63884] Re: ID request-280211-PKA1 >> To: "Gurcharan Singh" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "Pardeshi S." <[email protected]>, "efloraofindia" < >> [email protected]> >> Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 4:09 PM >> >> I was accompanying Prashantji on that trail. The climber had no leaves >> ...only fruits with some new roots developing near the node adjacent to it. >> The leaves are of different plant. >> Dr Phadke >> >> On 1 March 2011 16:01, Gurcharan Singh >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> To me leaves look much different from Tinospora sinensis (syn: T. >> malabarica). >> >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Pardeshi S. >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> it is >> Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merrill in Sunyataesia 1: 193, 1934; >> Almeida, Fl. Mah. 1: 25, 1996; Sharma et al, Fl. Mah. St. 184, 2000; >> Pradhan et al, Fl. SGNP 89, 2005. >> Synonyms: T. malabarica Meirs. in Ann. Hist. ser. 2, 7: 38, 1851; >> Hook. f. & Thoms. in Fl. Brit. India 1: 96, 1872; Cooke, Fl. Pres. >> Bombay 1: 19, 1958 >> i have observed it at Gorai creek. whole plant is tomentose with brown >> hairs. >> >> satish pardeshi >> >> On Mar 1, 5:59 am, shrikant ingalhalikar >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> > Looks like Smilax ovalifolia but rather strange to find in mangrove. >> > Regards, Shrikant >> > >> > On Feb 28, 9:24 pm, Prashant awale >> > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Dear Friends, >> > >> > > I had seen this Climber at Gorai Creek as a Mangrove associate. >> Climber was >> > > leafless with Green fruits. >> > >> > > Date/Time: 26-02-2010 / 05:30PM >> > > Location: Gorai, Mumbai >> > > Habitat: Wild >> > > Plant Habit: Climber >> > >> > > regards >> > > Prashant >> > >> > > IMG_5600.jpg >> > > 186KViewDownload >> > >> > > IMG_5602.jpg >> > > 190KViewDownload >> > >> > > IMG_5603.jpg >> > > 203KViewDownload >> >> >> >> >> >> > >

