Oh my god, I didn't know that the fruits are edible! I missed opportunity to eat the fruit for 5 years when I was in Kudremukh during my PhD field work time. This species was there in plenty in the lower altitudes!
But I remember where and all I have seen the individuals of this climber once I climbed on a tree through this liana as well! Next time I will try go there in the fruiting season. Thanks for the traditional knowledge documentation and sharing the same here. Regards Giby On 3 November 2011 12:05, prasad dash <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks a lot Prashant ji and Balkar Sir. Many thanks Giby ji for detail > observation. U r right.This is the only member of Convolvulaceae which is > a large woody climber and the fruits are really tasty. This is all due to > traditional knowledge documentation which i am doing now for > a particular community in Orissa. > > Regards > > prasad > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Nice set of photographs Prasad ji. New to me. >> Thanks, >> >> Regards >> Prashant >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Giby Kuriakose >> <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> This is a very interesting woody climber or Liana in Convolvulaceae >>> family (may be the only woody liana in Convolvulaceae). >>> It took some for me to believe that this huge woody climber belongs to >>> Convolvulaceae when my taxonomy guide identified this plant with leafy >>> branches. With that I referred flora books and realized that this is... >>> >>> Without flowers this woody climber doesn't give you any convolvulacean >>> hint. Sometimes it reaches 20 in height and reaches the canopy. I could >>> only collect the fallen branches that had buds (thanks to wild Bonnet >>> Macaques). >>> Thanks for sharing nice pictures of this pretty flowers. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Giby >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2 November 2011 20:06, Balkar Singh <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Wonderful shot Prasad Ji >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 7:14 PM, prasad dash >>>> <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear members pleased to share the photograph of another very important >>>>> wild edible fruit plant from Ranpur, Orissa >>>>> >>>>> Name of the species: Erycibe paniculata >>>>> Family: Convolvulaceae >>>>> Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa >>>>> Habit: Climbing shrub >>>>> Habit: Damp forests along streams and nalas in semi-evergreen forests >>>>> Uses: Ripe fruit edible and the bark is used in curing cholera >>>>> and dysentery by tribals. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Prasad >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Prasad Kumar Dash >>>>> Ecologist, Orissa, India >>>>> email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com >>>>> ph. 09437444241 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>> Haryana-132103 >>>> 09416262964 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >>> Royal Enclave, >>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >>> Bangalore- 560064 >>> India >>> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) >>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >>> >> >> > > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com > ph. 09437444241 > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
