*Cissus subtetragona **is added as adulterant to Cissus quadrangularis and considered inferior in terms of medicinal properties by traders. But for the Healers both species are important.
Pankaj Oudhia * On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 12:12 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Balkar ji. > The plant in your photo is not* C quadrangularis* but its name is *Cissus > subtetragona* Planchon in A. Candolle & C. Candolle. > *Description of the plant in provided below please match with the plant > photo or profile.* > ** > Branchlets nearly terete, upper part nearly square in cross-section, > longitudinal ridges inconspicuous, glabrous; tendrils unbranched. Leaves > simple; stipules caducous; petiole 0.8-3.5 cm, glabrous; leaf blade oblong > or triangular-oblong, 6-19 × 2-7 cm, glabrous, basal veins 3, lateral veins > 4-6 pairs, veinlets inconspicuous, base nearly truncate, margin with 5-11 > fine teeth on each side, apex acuminate or mucronate. Compound dichasium > terminal or leaf-opposed; peduncle 1-3 cm, glabrous or with sparse papillary > hairs. Pedicel 3-10 cm, nearly glabrous. Buds conical-elliptic, 3-4 mm, apex > obtuse. Calyx entire. Petals triangular-oblong, 2-3 mm, glabrous. Anthers > ovoid-elliptic. Lower part of ovary adnate to disk; style conical; stigma > slightly expanded. Berry 0.8-1.2 cm in diam., 1-seeded. Seed surface smooth, > raphe raised, ventral holes very short at base. > > Regards > Tanay > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear all, >>> Again from Herbal Garden Chitrakoot written as *Cissus >>> quadrangularis (hindi-* *Harjora)* >>> >> stem does not seem to be angular >> pls confirm sp >> >> >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> > > > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > 9674221362 (Mobile) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
