Thanks H S I think you are right The plant uploaded by us from Morni and one uploaded by Prashant ji look different, especially the fruits. The leaves also seem to be smaller in Prashant ji's plant. It would be interesting to know what other climber species are reported from Western Ghats.
https://indiantreepix.googlegroups.com/attach/ed99447a34df2972/Phanera+vahlii.JPG?view=1&part=2 https://indiantreepix.googlegroups.com/attach/f92aac38c89c691/Bauhinia+vahlii_8717.jpg?view=1&part=5 We have two reported from our part B. vahlii (leave slightly lobed, leaves very large up to 40 cm long (10-40 cm) and B. corymbosa with smaller leaves (5 cm or less; leaves divided almost to base), on that count our plant fits B. vahlii. -- 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 Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 3:23 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > these all photographs are very interesting, becoz what we get in > Maharashtra as B. vahlii are quite different from these photos.. > > One planted in Mahim Nature Park, Mumbai, if anybody like to see the live > specimen. > > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 10:57 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Not yet seen this plant. >> Many many thanks Gurcharan ji and Nidhan ji for this upload. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Nidhan Singh >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Yes Sir, >>> Nice pics, I am attaching a picture of a pod from the same area. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dr. Nidhan Singh >>> Department of Botany >>> I.B. (PG) College >>> Panipat-132103 Haryana >>> Ph.: 09416371227 >>> >> >> > > > -- > - H.S. > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone > >
