Yes its a Maharashtra special I guess...only yesterday I was going thru Dinesh valke ji's flickr stream for western Ghats and seen a spectacular set red berries with white stripes...
and they were these same things... Diplocyclos palmatus Dineshji's fotos can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4171239842/in/set-72157622965438470 of course you'll get a lot more than pic and name there.... as usual... great... stuff... what a joy... is this group... Usha di ========== On Sep 25, 7:56 pm, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > I think Diplocyclos palmatus also called shivlingi bel > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > Request for identification > > > Date/Time-Sep 2011 > > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Pune Kotherud > > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- ?Garden?wild > > > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- climber on a fence of private > > garden > > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- flat green big > > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- there was bright sunlight and was > > difficult to cap images > > > flowers were yellow green five petalled > > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- red single berries with white stripes > > > Other Information Remember from memories of childhood that snakes eat these > > so I think these may be poisonous > > > Regards > > Bhagyashri > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964
