This looks like Tinospora cordifolia to me.
I think the stems of all T. species are tubercled, but in T. crispa the
tubercles are more prominent.
http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photography-tinospora-crispa-image27050662
Regards
Vijayasankar
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National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi
On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 10:17 AM, surajit koley <
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Didi,
>
> This set is of a 100% wild *Tinospora* from my village. Since the stem is
> tuberculated it should be *T. crispa*.
> But the interesting point is that inflorescence and leaves are growing
> together, so the term, "not coetaneous with leaves", is not applicable
> here.
> I used this feature ("not coetaneous with leaves") to counter your view
> in Satish Ji's post -
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/indiantreepix/oyJr5e-LcAs/SDnXlXpK70MJ.
> Of-course I still think the species in that thread is not *T. crispa* (for
> absence of tuberculated stem, please note the tubercles in young stem in my
> pictures).
> My point is that I have learnt that not all the info/literature/images
> found in the net is exhaustive.
>
> Thank you
> Regards
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 7:42 AM, surajit koley <
> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Good morning Didi
>> Yes, in many respect we are worse off than tribals, they have knowledge
>> and they are far more capable of identifying a local wild species according
>> to their inventory.
>> Thank you
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 11:19 PM, Ushadi Micromini <
>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> yes
>>> that's why binomial so very useful when the key works
>>>
>>> otherwise we are in the same boat as the tribals, may be even worse off
>>> in some cases. esp since we dont have the gut knowledge like they do
>>>
>>> usha di
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 7:37 AM, surajit koley <
>>> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Didi,
>>>>
>>>> Since joining efi I've learned that regional names can't be relied upon
>>>> to establish an identity to species level, there are several instances here
>>>> - SHOLA, KOCHU, NOTEY etc, perhaps nationally KADAM, TAMAL, ASHOK etc.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 7:03 AM, Ushadi Micromini <
>>>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> no wonder, these collecting tribals do not know the difference
>>>>>
>>>>> t. tomentosa "tubercles" on the stem look different in size and shape
>>>>> than t. crispa..
>>>>> I'll have to go and but a whole bunches of these and maka detailed
>>>>> survey...
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 10:53 PM, surajit koley <
>>>>> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Didi, as per Bengal Plants *T. tomentosa* Miers is
>>>>>> PADMA-GULANCHA,while *T. cordifolia*....
>>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 9:29 AM, Ushadi Micromini <
>>>>>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> local kabiraj shops call it Padma gulancha (t. crispa) as opposed
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> just gulanch or amrita for t. cordifolia.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> two types of these stems hang outside their shops at end of monsoon
>>>>>>> , selling by the kilograms..
>>>>>>> usha di
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 10:36 PM, surajit koley <
>>>>>>> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It is interesting that 'Bengal Plants' features only two species -
>>>>>>>> 1) *T. cordifolia* Miers 2) *T. tomentosa* Miers. But i found this
>>>>>>>> in my village in 2012 and much before i visited Jhargram. It remained
>>>>>>>> unidentified because i have never submitted to group. Now i think it is
>>>>>>>> same *T. crispa* that i recorded in Jhargram.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>>>> Regards
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