To me it looks like *Solanum trilobatum. * Details would help in confirmation.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Garg ji > Could you kindly send information about the plant > > Place? > Wild or cultivated? > Shrub or climber? > Any fruits? size and colour when mature > > * > -- > 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 Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:19 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> “ I believe it is Solanum wendlandii. The prickly petioles are a good >> identifying characteristic. >> >> Regards-- >> Ken Greby.” >> >> >> >> “Thanks, Kenneth ji, >> Seems to match. >> Links for Solanum wendlandii (Costa Rica Nightshade, Giant Potato Vine, >> Paradise Flower): http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/31442/ (Dave's >> Garden), >> http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=2770(some >> details), >> http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_0d0b.html (details w.r.t. >> gardening), ” from me. >> >> >> >> “Hi J.M.Garg. I just looked at your pictures of *Solanum wendlandii* >> (File:Solanum >> wendlandii (Costa Rica Nightshade) W IMG >> 6700.jpg<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solanum_wendlandii_%28Costa_Rica_Nightshade%29_W_IMG_6700.jpg>and >> File:Solanum_wendlandii_(Costa_Rica_Nightshade)_W2_IMG_6700.jpg<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solanum_wendlandii_%28Costa_Rica_Nightshade%29_W2_IMG_6700.jpg>) >> and I'm not quite sure, if they are identified correctly. According to >> [2]<http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/solanaceaesource/taxonomy/description-detail.jsp?spnumber=6306>, >> the shape of the corolla should be rotate-pentagonal, not star shaped like >> in your specimen. Furthermore, the style should be straight, the picture >> clearly shows a curved style. Maybe it would be best to move the pictures to >> Category:Unidentified >> Solanum<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Unidentified_Solanum>for >> now? All the best, -- >> Carstor <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Carstor> >> (talk<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Carstor>) >> 09:50, 12 February 2011 (UTC)” from Wikimedia. >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >> Date: 27 March 2009 13:33 >> Subject: For Id Solanum species 270309Jm1 >> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> >> >> At Edermundi island in Krishna WS in A.P. >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> "We often ignore the beauty around us" >> Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix or >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (more than 1550 members & >> 64,000 messages on 28/2/11 & with a database of around 4500 species on >> 15/12/10) >> >> > > >
