Yes Anupam ji Dioscorea is also possibily, although I thought leaves are more rigid like Smilax. At the same time stipule tendrils of Smilax are not visible in the photograph. Perhaps another photograph with node in focus will help.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:07 AM, anupam sarmah <anupamsar...@gmail.com>wrote: > Of course it looks like, but can we also think towards Dioscorea. Is there > any more photographs? > > anupam > > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Looks like Smilax >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:37 AM, amit chauhan <amitci...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> Attaching photo of a climber collected from Chopta, Uttarakhand in >>> Quercus forest at an altitude of about 2900 mts. Please help in >>> identification. >>> >>> regards >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Amit Chauhan >>> Junior Technical Assistant >>> Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, >>> Pantnagar, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand >>> 263149 >>> ph.05944 234445 >>> mob.+919412161087 >>> mail: amitci...@gmail.com >>> amitci...@rediffmail.com >>> amit.chau...@cimap.res.in >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > *Anupam Sarmah Ph.D. I *Head, Assam Landscapes I WWF India I Tezpur, Assam > +91 3712 260132 (O) I+91 94354 85789 (M) I Skype: anupamsarmah > >
