... sure Tanay, agreeing to your points ... in fact, many thanks for your efforts. My intention was to steer the ID towards *Dioscorea* from *Piper*.
Regards. On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 9:14 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Dinesh Ji , > > Though both the plants seem to have cordate, multicostate leaf but on close > examination of the photos of *Dioscorea belophylla *and unidentified plant > sent by Satish Ji, clearly revels the differences. > > > > The leaf base of *D belophylla *has a deeper notch than the other plant. > The leaf apex of *D belophylla *is much more prolonged and acute. Both the > leaves are multicostate but in case of *D belophylla *11 (eleven) > prominent veins comes out from the leaf base where as the other plant has > only 5 (five) to its credit. The leaf surface in *D belophylla *is much > not at all glabrous like the other leaf. > > > > Hence such series of difference in both the plant restricts me from > thinking that the unidentified plant is *Dioscorea belophylla.* > > * * > > *Kindly see the photo plate (Difference99) attached with this mail where > the difference can well be seen.* > > * * > > Sorry to both Dinesh Ji and Satish ji for using the cropped version of > their photos to show the pictorial differences. > > > > Regards > > Tanay > > > * > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > * > > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 11:18 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> ... would this be species of *Dioscorea* ? >> Had found similar plant last week near Prabal Machi >> ID ... *Dioscorea belophylla*, provided by Satish Pardeshi ji for my >> plant at >> http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&w=91314344%40N00&q=Dioscorea+belophylla&m=text >> In my plant, the raceme stalk is very tender and entirely pendulous. >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 9:34 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Is it some kind of *Piper sp*? >>> Tanay >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> The buds on the climber were very small earlier. >>>> Yesterday visited the plant again. I thought the buds will bloom into >>>> significantly sized flowers, but got disappointed to observe very small >>>> flowers 2-3mm with trimerous ovary at base showing the would be fruits. >>>> Attaching the pictures. >>>> Dr Phadke >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13 July 2010 23:05, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Are these seeds of* Dioscorea bulbifera*? >>>>> Some new buds have started developing on this climber. waiting for the >>>>> buds to bloom into flowers. Some old seeds hanging from dry branches. >>>>> Dr Phadke >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tanay Bose >>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > > >
