Sir / Madam, A search in the "ENVIS Centre of Medicinal Plants" ( http://envis.frlht.org/botanical_search.php) yields following results :-
- distribution of *Pachygone ovata* restricted to South India - http://envis.frlht.org/botanical_search.php?txtbtname=pachygone+ovata&gesp=2486%7CPachygone+ovata+%28POIR.%29+HOOK.F.+%26+THOMS. - a herbarium of *Pachygone ovata* available at - http://envis.frlht.org/showherbarium.php?d=2486 - a herbarium for *Tiliacora acuminata* is available at - http://envis.frlht.org/showherbarium.php?d=2584 sourced from http://envis.frlht.org/botanical_search.php?txtbtname=tiliacora+acuminata&gesp=2584%7CTiliacora+acuminata+MIERS more on *Pachygone ovata* - 1. distribution in India - http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?418434 2. soil quality - http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2940 3. a picture in flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/45835639@N04/5211939792/ and same pic in wiki - http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachygone more on *Tiliacora acuminata* - 1. a sketch - http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=115772&flora_id=5 2. description - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220013554 The plant in my post more close to *Tiliacora acuminata* than *Pachygone ovata*. Thank you & Regards, Surajit Koley On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 10:42 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > According to Gamble, the key character differentiating Pachygone and > Tiliacora is the flower opening... > Flower opening down the sides..... Tiliacora > Flower opening across the tip....... Pachygone > > Leaf characters are not mentioned by Gamble! > > Regards > Giby > > > > On 13 June 2012 22:35, surajit koley <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Sir, >> >> I have recorded the fruits of the same plant today. I am grateful to all >> of you for introducing me to a new family that i didn't know earlier. >> >> Regards, >> >> Surajit Koley >> >> >> On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Dr K.N.Reddy <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> ** >>> Dear Garg ji, >>> >>> It is falls under *Tiliacora acuminata* only. In Pachygone leaf tip is >>> mucronate. Here the leaves are having acuminate tip. >>> >>> K.N. Reddy >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> *From:* jmgarg1 <[email protected]> >>> *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>> *Cc:* [email protected] ; [email protected] ; >>> [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; >>> [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]; >>> [email protected] ; [email protected] ; surajit >>> koley<[email protected]>; Dr >>> K.N.Reddy <[email protected]> ; Vijayasankar >>> Raman<[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Sunday, May 27, 2012 12:49 PM >>> *Subject:* Fwd: [efloraofindia:114864] Re: long climber ID from Hooghly >>> 22-04-12 SK-2 >>> >>> 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. 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