Forwarding again for Id assistance please. Some earlier relevant feedback:
Please ignore the 2nd picture ... it does not belong to this plant.- from Dinesh ji. This looks like Entada rheedei. Regards, Neil. 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 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Regards. Dinesh 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 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. *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 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Date: 28 November 2012 18:51 Subject: [efloraofindia:139307] For ID :: DV :: 01 NOV 12 - 1046 :: twisty woody vine at Matheran To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> [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 -- -- 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 2015 members & 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
