A reply from Tapas ji: "As there are no flowers and fruits, the wild guess is it is Connarus wightii which occurs in Matheran. Please consult Flora of India, Volume 5 published in 2000"
On 6 December 2012 18:20, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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