Thanks Raghu ji for sharing this plant.I have not seen this yet. It is native to Maharashtra too as per BSI Mah flora and reported from Pune Satara, Kolhapur, Sindhudurg (Occasional in Evergreen forests in Hills) Important character is : Armed large scandent shrub. Prickles curved. Leaves alternate, 3 foliolate.Leaflets coriaceous sessile. Flowers are unisexual. *If leaflets more than 2 cm broad: var.asiatica in which the berries are hardly lobed. If leaflets less than 2 cm broad; and fruits distinctly lobed ...var.gracilis. * On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:49 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote:
> Toddalia Asiatica > WILD ORANGE > Orange climber > the Malabar name for an Indian species of climbing-orange.' > Liana with thorny stem > > Citrus family > Rutaceae Week: Liana - Toddalia asiatica - Wild orange / climbing-orange > from Mamandur > > Medicinal plant- Malaria, cough, etc > > > Regional: Mirapa Konda [ Telugu ] > Kaadu Menasu meaning Forest Pepper [ Kannada ] > - Toddalia Asiatica Var. gracilis Fam. Rutaceae > Limri [Kannada ] > Il`i (Ilzhi) Shingi [ Kannada ] > Mullu Mastige [ Kannada ] > Tamil: Milagarani > > 27 Mar 10 06:05PM > Mamandur, Tirupati, AP > > Regards > Raghu > > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
