Thank you very very much Samir ji for the analysis and reaching to ID. Many thanks to Radha too. Regards. Dinesh
On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 8:37 PM, Samir Mehta <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank You for re-cycling the post Jagmohan ji. > > I had written to a couple of experts but have received no reply as yet. > Another person who is an enthusiast and whom I respect felt it was Vitis > pedata. > > My own view now is that this is Cissus elongata (formerly Vitis elongata), > as suggested by Radha, for the following reasons: > > Leaf is digitate / palmate and not pedate. In both Cayratia (pedata and > tenuifolia) leaves are pedate. > > Inflorescence is leaf opposed - this favors Cissus sp. > > Plant was glabrous, Vitis / Cayratia pedata is a hairy plant. > > I have had a look at some other similar posts on the group and will share > my views on the respective threads. > > Many thanks to Radha, Dinesh ji and Satish ji for their views and > participation in the thread. > > Regards, > > Samir Mehta > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 3:32 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> In addition, the plant was glabrous. >> SM >> >> this looks interesting. >> >> Do you have more pictures of the leaves? I'd be interested to see the >> petiole and the underside of the leaflets if possible. thanks >> regards >> Radha >> >> I looked this plant up in Talbot and it mentions the leaves being >> pedately 5-foliate so I just wanted to see that in a photo.(it would be >> distinct from digitately 5 foliate as in some other species such as Vitis >> elongata) >> >> No hurry! Whenever you have time. >> regards >> Radha >> >> Thanks Samir and Radha for discussing this plant. I remember sometime >> back Satish (Phadke) ji had posted similar plant. >> I was with Samir ji at base of Koraigad near Ambavane. >> Let me add a cropped version of one of my photo showing petiole partly >> and the stalks of leaflets; hope it helps. >> I got to this post trying to find *Cissus pedata* in our group's >> database. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> Thanks for this picture, Dinesh. >> It looks to me as if the petioles of the leaflets all arise from the same >> point so I'm not sure that would count as pedately 5-foliate. >> Another thing is that Talbot tells us that in C. tenuifolia the leaflets >> are strongly serrate-dentate and here the serratures are bristle tipped but >> not so dentate. It is supposed to be a "distinct species" >> It would be interesting to hear from experts on this genus. >> regards >> Radha >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Samir Mehta <[email protected]> >> Date: 13 August 2014 19:21 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:196767] Cayratia tenuifolia (Wight & Arn.) Gagnep. >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> @ Koraigad, 09-08-2014 with Dinesh ji. >> >> The 5 foliate leaves (-39), the short, conical stigma (-44), the 4 lobed >> disc and 4 merous flowers are clearly seen. The longer petiolule of the >> terminal leaflet (-39) is also appreciated. The leaf opposed tendril is >> also seen. >> However, in my specimen the leaves are a bit broader (they are >> classically described as 'lanceolate'). Plant was not fruiting. >> >> This species, I believe, has not been positively identified earlier and >> is not there in the eFI database (do not see it on FOI either). >> >> Regards, >> >> Samir Mehta >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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