I think this is Ipomoea muricata, which has purplish stem covered with prickles http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Moonflower.html Probably the current name is Ipomoea capillacea - have to check that out. Cheers! - Tabish
On Nov 9, 8:42 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Woody plants and thorns don't go with I. indica. > > -- > 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/ > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Ron_Convolvulaceae > <and...@optonline.net>wrote: > > > > > On Sep 13, 10:01 pm, Selvalakshmi Selvaraj <nevath...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > No Padmini ji > > > > The plant I have posted is having Puplish colour in the Stem (Completely) > > > and leaves (in leaf veins) and dense prickles in the stem. The leaves are > > > smooth and tomentose in the upper surface and rough in the lower surface. > > > and the lower portion of the stem is erect (Sub- erect). > > > -- > > > Selvalakshmi S. > > > Doctoral Scholar, > > > Bharathiar University, > > > Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. > > > Ipomoea parasitica > > >http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/107607/ > > > best regards, > > > Ron
