Hi, Negarive. Thanks for a possible lead, but Maclura cochinchinensis has spines which my plant totally lacked. With regards, Neil Soares.
--- On Fri, 8/10/12, Umeshkumar Tiwari <[email protected]> wrote: From: Umeshkumar Tiwari <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:123927] Please identify this liana -NS 240712 To: "jmgarg1" <[email protected]> Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], "Neil Soares" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, August 10, 2012, 5:44 PM Dear All, I think this may be Maclura cochinchinensis (Urticaceae), but need to be checked. -- Umeshkumar Tiwari, Research Associate www.medicinalplantsofuttarakhand.in www.planttaxonomy.blogspot.com/ Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine No.74/2, Jarakbande Kaval Post: Attur, Via Yelahanka Bangalore - 560 064 +91-9411313351 On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 3:02 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: Forwarding again for Id assistance please. Some earlier relevant feedback: “Other than the climbing nature, it somewhat resembles Streblus taxoides of Moraceae. Regards Vijayasankar Raman” “Was this growing in the jungle? It looks rather like Curtain creeper, Vernonia elaeagnifolia. Regards, Radha” "It was reasonably far away from civilization. Had considered Vernonia but it did not seem to make the grade. With regards, Neil Soares." ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Neil Soares <[email protected]> Date: 24 July 2012 22:26 Subject: [efloraofindia:122656] Please identify this liana -NS 240712 To: [email protected] Hi, Photographed at Khandala a fortnight ago. Large trees were festooned with this liana. Sending a few photographs. Would be grateful if someone could identify it. Thank you, With regards, Neil Soares. -- 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 1900 members & 1,23,300 messages on 31/7/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7000 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- -- Umeshkumar Tiwari, Research Associate www.medicinalplantsofuttarakhand.in www.planttaxonomy.blogspot.com/ Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine No.74/2, Jarakbande Kaval Post: Attur, Via Yelahanka Bangalore - 560 064 +91-9411313351 --
