It doesn't look like ssp. *aggregatus*. To me it is proper subspecies i.e. *Celastrus paniculatus* ssp. *paniculatus *. Subspecies aggregatus should have inflorescence that is compact, and shorter than the leaf (other differences are dealt in the first link below). Due to this, the fruits appear to be in dense clusters (so the name 'aggregatus')...
Pl check these links: http://threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2011/April/hegde.htm http://www.scribd.com/doc/41242647/Rheedea19-73-74 http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/k000669782?history=true http://threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2011/April/hegde_figs.htm Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 12:02 PM, ushadi Micromini < [email protected]> wrote: > *over collecting will doom this plant... > people in power must do strong protective regimens... > very important oil comes from it > usha di > * > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Rajendra Kshirsagar < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear All, >> please validate the id of this plant. >> >> Name: Celastrus paniculatus subsp aggregatus >> Collection time: 25 August 12 >> Locality: Jarandeshwar hill, Near Satara, Maharashtra >> Distribution: Occasional, only one individual located. >> Habit: Scandent, shrubs >> Stem: Older ash coloured, younger green, lenticelled. >> Leaves: Papery, pale green beneath, smooth, crenate serrate half of upper >> leaf. >> Flowers: Small, 2-3 mm in length, greenish, petals 4 >> >> -- >> Regards, I remain, >> >> *Rajendra Kshirsagar,* Ph. D. I Manager (R&D), Godrej Consumer Products >> Ltd., I Vikhroli (East), Mumbai I >> 022/67976797 I [email protected] I >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > -- > > > > --
