This should be Embelia drupacea (Dennst.) M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida of Primulaceae. Pls confirm if the petioles are chanelled or post a recent picture of the climber. The local name is Ambat and is a favourite of Ratufa. Regards, Shrikant
On Jan 10, 2:25 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Resurfacing again for ID > > -- > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> > Date: Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 10:36 PM > Subject: [efloraofindia:78842] Please identify this climber - NS 300811 > To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > > Hi, > Please identify this climber. Have grown it from seeds collected near the > lake at Mahabaleshwar. Unfortunately don't have too much information to > volunteer except to state that the climber grew in a thicket overhanging > the road. It had red to purplish berries about 1/2 a cm in size which was > relished by a pair of Malabar Giant Squirrels so much so that they > continued feasting on the berries undeterred by our presence right beneath > them. > Sending a few photographs. > Thanks, > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > > > Unidentified Climber sapling.jpg > 98KViewDownload > > Malabar Giant Squirrel,Ratufa indica elphinstonii 1.jpg > 116KViewDownload > > Malabar Giant Squirrel,Ratufa indica elphinstonii 2.jpg > 153KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
