Dineshji, Operculina turpethum has winged stem, the leaves are ovate and bigger and petioles are longer. Merremia umbellata has un-winged stem, oblong and smaller leaves and short petioles. Regards, Shrikant
On May 12, 12:33 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > ... the Indian jalap ... *Operculina turpethum*. > Sometimes, as now, the sepal cup looks less wide than normal and my mind > starts thinking about the hogvine, *Merremia umbellata*. > Some visual clue to easily separate the two species ? > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Taken at Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai, Maharashtra. > > First picture taken on the 12th of Feb, 2011, the next two on 26th > > March,2011 and the pods on 6th of April. > > Aarti- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
