It should be a *Solena* sp., closely allied to *Solena amplexicaulis.* But the presence of hair in the fruit separate your specimen from S. amplexicaulis. *Solena amplexicaulis: *Vines tendrils simple. Leaves plymorphic, 4-12 x 2.5-7 cm, ovate to oblong, 3-5-angled or lobed, base cordate, amplexicaule, margin denticulate, apex acuminate, scabrid, chartaceous. Flowers dioecious. Male flowers in racemes; calyx tube to 4 mm, lobes 5, triangular. Corolla campanulate, white, lobes 5, ovate; stamens 3, one 1-celled, two 2-celled, inserted at base of calyx tube; pistillodes 3-lobed. Female flower solitary; peduncle to 5 mm long; ovary oblong. Fruit 1.5-2 x 1-1.5 cm, ribbed, apically beaked. Seeds 6-7 x 5-6 mm, turgid, marginate.
Please compare. -- *Prabhu Kumar K M* Scientist Plant Systematics & Genetic Resources Division Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR) & 'CMPR' Herbarium Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal, Malappuram *E-mail: [email protected]* --
