Flowers opening across the tip and not down the sides (Gamble-I page 25). Hence, this might be *Pachygone ovata *of Menispermaceae family. Thanks to Navandu for introducing this plant to me while we were together in Pooyamkutty forests in Kerala.
Regards, Giby On 27 May 2012 13:06, surajit koley <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you very much, Garg Sir, for making it resurface. I am yet to get > any fruit pics of *Tilicora acuminata*. > > Regards, > > Surajit Koley > > > On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 12:49 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again forId confirmation orotherwise please. >> Some earlierrelevant feedback: >> “Please *check with Tiliacora acuminata*. It is a common climber along >> the field hedges and roadsides. Is it commonly available in West Benagal? >> With Regards >> K.N. Reddy” >> >> "However, i just found out (what i didn't know earlier) that - >> 1) A Menispermaceae member is a dioecious plant - >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=10561 >> 2) *Tiliacora racemosa* is a synonym of *T. acuminata* or *Cocculus >> acuminatus* - >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220013554 >> 3) The plant *T. acuminata* / *T. recemosa* has ayurvedic use - >> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15476314 >> Attaching here some more photographs of the same plant. Please confirm if >> the species is *Tiliacora acuminata*. >> Regards, >> Surajit Koley" >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: surajit koley <[email protected]> >> Date: 19 May 2012 00:27 >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:114864] Re: long climber ID from Hooghly >> 22-04-12 SK-2 >> To: kamasani narasimhareddy <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected], "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]>, >> Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>, Vijayasankar Raman < >> [email protected]> >> >> >> Sir, >> >> First, i must confess that i cannot help but calling myself 'a fool'! >> >> I have excuses though : a) so few online data is available regarding wild >> species of India, specially if it does not bear attractive flowers or >> fruits, b) almost no image is available so that it could help a >> layperson... etc. >> >> However, i just found out (what i didn't know earlier) that - >> >> 1) A Menispermaceae member is a dioecious plant - >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=10561 >> 2) *Tiliacora racemosa* is a synonym of *T. acuminata* or *Cocculus >> acuminatus* - >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220013554 >> 3) The plant *T. acuminata* / *T. recemosa* has ayurvedic use - >> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15476314 >> >> Attaching here some more photographs of the same plant. Please confirm if >> the species is *Tiliacora acuminata*. >> >> Regards, >> >> Surajit Koley >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 11:02 AM, kamasani narasimhareddy < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Surajit Ji, >>> >>> Please check with *Tiliacora acuminata*. It is a common climber along >>> the field hedges and roadsides. >>> Is it commonly available in West Benagal? >>> >>> With Regards >>> >>> K.N. Reddy >>> Research Scientist >>> Laila R&D CentreUnit-1, Phase-III, Jawahar Autonagar, >>> Vijayawada-520 007 >>> Andhra Pradesh >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> 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 Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1860 members & >> 1,15,000 messages on 30/4/12) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 6500 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> >> > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 +919947109987 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
