It's very interesting. Something that's been puzzling me for years because the plant is common at Matheran. Some authors have named it as Rourea santaloides, which also isn't an exact match. See http://www.archive.org/stream/matheranhillits00unkngoog#page/n53/mode/2up
regards Radha On Thursday, November 29, 2012 10:38:11 PM UTC+5:30, Neil wrote: > > Hi, > Interesting ! > Am familiar with Connarus monocarpus [C. wightii]. > > Dr. Almeida in his 'Flora of Maharashtra' & Yadav and Sardesai in their > 'Flora of Kholapur District' both describe it as "a much branched Shrub". > > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Thu, 11/29/12, radhaveach <[email protected] <javascript:>>*wrote: > > > From: radhaveach <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:139329] Re: For ID :: DV :: 01 NOV 12 - 1046 > :: twisty woody vine at Matheran > To: [email protected] <javascript:> > Cc: "Neil Soares" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Date: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 9:25 PM > > 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 > > > -- > > > > > > --
