Gymnema khandalense Santapau, Kew Bull. 3: 486 1948 publ. 1949. (Syn: Bidaria khandalensis (Santapau) A.P.Jagtap & N.P.Singh) ?
Large climbing shrubs, mature stem corky, branchlets subterete. Leaves opposite, to 11 x 7.5 cm, broadly elliptic, acute or acuminate, base truncate, subcoriaceous, densely tomentose below and sparsely above; lateral nerves 5 or 6 pairs; petiole to 2.5 cm long. Flowers small, in axillary umbellate cymes; peduncle to 1 cm long. Calyx lobes oblong, acute, 1 mm long, corolla campanulate, yellow, 3 mm long, lobes triangular, ciliolate along the margins; corona of fleshy process adnate to the tube. Anthers erect with short membranous appendages, pollen masses erect, attached to the horny pollen carriers by short caudicles. Styles free near the top, apex conical or clavate, exserted above the anthers. Flowering and fruiting: October-November Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests Western Ghats (Endemic) (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi id of plants : 7 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (1) One more plant for identification. The location is aplace in Konkan called Velnehwar The photograph was taken in the month of April 2010 Some species of Marsdenia.... This would be Bidaria khandalensis. Pls post small size pics and information in the recommended format to facilitate ID. can you kindly post the complete leaf photo,
References:
The Plant List Ver.1.1
Tropicos India Biodiversity Portal A new record to Goa Red Listed Medicinal Plants species - Envis Encyclopaedia of World Medicinal Plants, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah (2006- details)
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