Yes ... it is *Cocculus hirsutus*. the common names: broom creeper, ink berry • Bengali: huyer • Hindi: फ़रीद बूटी farid buti • Kannada: ದಾಗಡಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ daagadi balli, ದಾಗಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು daagadi soppu, ಕಾಗೆ ಮಾರಿ kaage maari • Konkani: वासनवेल vasanvel • Malayalam: പാതാളഗരുഡക്കൊടി paathaalagarudakkoti, പാതാളമൂലി paathaalamuuli • Marathi: वासनवेल vasanvel • Oriya: musakani • Punjabi: ਫਰੀਦ ਬੂਟੀ farid buti, ਵੱਲੂਰ wallur • Sanskrit: अम्बष्ठः ambastha, दीर्घकन्द dirghakanda, दीर्घवल्ली dirghavalli, गारुडी garudi, महामूल mahamula, पातालगारुडी patalagarudi, प्राचीन pracina, सौपर्णी sauparni, सोमवल्ली somavalli, श्रेयसी sreyasi, स्थपनी sthapani, वनतिक्तकः vanatiktaka, वत्सादनी vatsadani, विद्धकर्णी viddhakarni • Tamil: காட்டுக்கொடி kattu-k-koti • Telugu: చీపురుతీగ chipuru-tiga, దూసరితీగ dusaritiga, కట్లతీగె katlatige • Urdu: فريد بوٿي farid buti
Regards. On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > Came across this climber with tiny flowers and globuse fruits in Mumbai. > Kindly validate the ID. > > *Botanical name:* > > *Cocculus hirsutus ??** ** *** > > *Family:* > > * * Menispermaceae ?? > > *Date/Time-* > > > > 21-03-2010 /09:20 AM > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- * > > > > Chembur, Mumbai > > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* > > > > Wild > > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- * > > > > Climber > > *Height/Length- * > > > > -- > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* > > > > Alternate, base some what Cordate, Mucronate, velvety, 1.5 cm to 5 cm > long, > > petiole 3 mm to 8mm > > (Photograph enclosed) > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size- * > > > > Flowers on axillary stalks (Photograph enclosed) > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > > > > Very small 2 to 5 mm across (Greenish), Peduncle: 0.4 to 1cm > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* > > * * > > Globuse berry – 8 to 10mm(Greenish & dark purple) > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * > > * * > > -- > > regards > Prashant > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.

