Many thanks Radha ji for throwing light. Regards. Dinesh
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 9:25 PM, radhaveach <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I've always thought this plant was a Connaraceae. > In the Floras the number of leaflets given for Connarus wightii is 3 - 5, > which means I or 2 pairs and the end one. The Matheran plant in the > pictures commonly has 5 or 6 pairs and a terminal leaflet and sometimes > there are 7 pairs! Leaflets are opposite, sub opposite and sometimes > alternate. > Is it possible that the plant can be variable to this extent? Or could it > be another species? > > regards > Radha > > > On Thursday, November 29, 2012 6:43:00 PM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: > >> Many thanks Neil ji for the response. I have a feeling it is not *Entada >> rheedii*. >> In this vine, we see fluted texture - I have not seen it in *Entada*. >> >> This must be *Connarus wightii* ... ID response received from Anil >> (Rajbhar) ji: >> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >> Hi, >> This climber is Connarus wightii... >> For reference check below link... >> http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/**getImage.do?imageBarcode=**K000691056<http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000691056> >> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 11:41 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi Dinesh, >>> This looks like Entada rheedei. >>> Regards, >>> Neil. >>> >>> >>> --- On *Wed, 11/28/12, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:139329] Re: For ID :: DV :: 01 NOV 12 - 1046 :: >>> twisty woody vine at Matheran >>> To: "efloraofindia" <indian...@googlegroups.**com> >>> >>> Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 11:05 PM >>> >>> Dear friends, >>> >>> Please ignore the 2nd picture >>> ... it does not belong to this plant. >>> Mistakenly added because it was in sequence of my flickr uploads. >>> This picture: >>> >>> [image: >>> P1040963]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8150045671%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf0m15j0guIBKdlczJtYQudysfk2g> >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 6:51 PM, Dinesh Valke >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc1601.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >>> [image: Matheran -- forest on the forehead (of the >>> mountains)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8225246887%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfRo_0pXommKVb45CXv-9uXSvrLvA> >>> Matheran ... about 2600 ft asl >>> ------------------------------ >>> Dear friends, ID please. >>> Date & time: 01 NOV 12 10:46 AM >>> Habitat: semi-evergreen and evergreen forest >>> Habit: liana, matures to about 1 foot dia cross-section, reaches about >>> 20 m high (just a guess) >>> The rust-coloured tender leaflets stand out in midst of other green >>> foliage; I find them along pathways as well as in core forest - never had >>> the chance of getting to see flower / fruit. Another interesting aspect is >>> the random arrangement of the leaflets. >>> >>> >>> [image: >>> P1040966]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8150069800%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf3WVUoveoC6me0cwFbE_xt-bswFQ> >>> >>> [image: >>> P1040963]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8150045671%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf0m15j0guIBKdlczJtYQudysfk2g> >>> >>> [image: >>> P1570824]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8150068216%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze93PpB1nBieJbikxr1oKoNxEfqTQ> >>> >>> [image: >>> P1040978]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8150034251%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeM2TrY03KAM8RIycYt5PfIs1Kjbw> >>> >>> [image: >>> P1040976]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8150037469%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeeL2eufnJTUxuhofkSIQa5rTgUDQ> >>> >>> [image: >>> P1570825]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8150035713%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdpDTWpxDR5pygF70nFMW2izQxTqg> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- > > > > --

