Smilax is a climber and the leaves seen in the picture are not of the climber. As Vijay said without leaves it is not possible to come to a conclusion on species of Smilax.
Regards Giby On 30 December 2012 12:43, satish nikam <[email protected]> wrote: > Friends, > The fruits were seen growing on another tree and it was > difficult to distinguish the leaves.My impression is that the leaves were > not large.I shall shortly post the tree( on which some other fruit were > seen) .But the locals have identified as "Ghotvel" for sure. > regards > satish nikam > > On Thursday, December 20, 2012 5:12:09 PM UTC+5:30, sattu wrote: > >> Friends, >> I am reposting my query.I had by mistake chosen the wrong >> option for attachments.Sorry for the inconvienience.Kindly identify the >> plant.Locals call it "ghotvel".I think it is Smilax ovalifolia. >> date/time:may12 >> location:mulshi,pune >> habitat:wild >> plant habit:climber >> leaves:-- >> regards >> satish nikam >> > -- > > > > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Assistant Professor PG and Research Department of Botany Sacred Heart College Thevara Kochi- 682 013 Kerala, India Phone - +914844044436 (office) +919947109987 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby --
