Simply superb pictures! Really amplexicaulius leaves and the variation of leaves is also depicted! Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures Satish ji.
Regards Giby On Aug 5, 8:54 pm, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Solena amplexicaulis* Syn. *Melothria heterophylla* > A climber of Cucurbitaceae family. > Observed growing wild in Mulshi area Western ghats. > Both the names indicate some characters found in it. > The amplexicaul nature of the leaves which also show heterophylly i.e > different types of leaf shapes. > We had discussion on this recently through Prasanna Gogte's post. > Dr Phadke > Some description....Flowers tiny may be less than a cm.Axillary often in > pira or cluster of 3-4 flowers. > Leaves 5-6 cm.Oval but of variable shapes.Tendrils present. > > _MG_3539s.jpg > 101KViewDownload > > _MG_3533s.jpg > 109KViewDownload > > _MG_3538s.jpg > 131KViewDownload > > _MG_3549s.jpg > 163KViewDownload
