i Think it is Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. Collect. 4: 216, 1791; Almeida, Fl. Mah. 3: 328, 2001; Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 2: 465, 2001. Twinning perennial with tuberous, elongated root Origin: Native of Java, Guinea and Holland.
I say this set of picture as "Electronic Herbarium". almost all aspects are covered. (can be supplimented with pics of fruits and seeds) Regards Satish On Jul 15, 9:02 pm, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > NICE CATCH OF THE PLANT!! > A complete set of photo!! > Tanay > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:29 PM, sheji ramkumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Region - Nilambur, Malappuram Dt, Kerala > > > Habitat - wild > > > Habit - perennial climber > > > Regional name > > > Sanskrit - Vidari > > > Hindi - Vidari khand > > > Malayalam - palmuthukku > > > Common name- Giant potato / milky yam > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile)
