Gymnema cuspidatum (Thunb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 420 1891. (syn: Bidaria clesicola H.Huber; Bidaria cuspidata (Thunb.) H.Huber; Bidaria cuspidata var. stenoloba (Hook.f.) H.Huber; Bidaria pergularioides Thwaites; Cynanchum cuspidatum Thunb. (Unresolved); Gymnema pergularioides (Thwaites) Hook.f.; Gymnema pergularioides var. gardneri Thwaites ex Hook.f.; Gymnema stenolobum Hook.f.);
Flowering and fruiting: December-April Evergreen forests South West India and Sri Lanka (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
ANAPR35 What are these structures? : 15 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) This was growing not unlike prop roots but from a very large and old liana in an evergreen forest. When I caught hold of one it crumbled in my hand. I checked, but it had no clear internal structure. Date: March 2015 Place: Aralam WLS, Kerala Habit from which this growing: Liana Habitat: Evergreen forest you mean the entire thickness of the rope like structure crumbled in your hand or just the funny flaky looking grey flat pieces ? is this going from the earth upwards? was this on several trees or only on this one? If its just the flaky grey things climbing up the ropes... If you are going back , then ....very gingerly cut a piece with very sharp knives and put piece in 10% formalin and give it to some histology lab to do histology slides if possible, fungus will show up very nicely...ist choice....fungal colonies? ... included u in this because I am hoping you either know this or know a plant pathologist... please help I am now very curious to know this ... The entire thing ma'am. The structure starting from the point where it emerged from the liana vertically downwards (in the first attached photo, there is a close up of this) crumbled immediately. They were definitely growing downwards from the liana. and no ma'am. No chance of us going back there soon. May be once the monsoon sets, we might make a trip there. It is slightly expensive, getting into the evergreen patch of forest within the sanctuary.Well ... all we can do is wait for some one knowledgeable to look at the case i cant stay still... I run to my favourite.. he is so generous with all he has on the internet... found my favorite undergrad teacher Dr Wayne Armstrong's write ups on lichens there are these flat lichen that can be thin curly etc and can climb up and down rock faces and stuff... http://waynesword.palomar.edu/pljan98f.htm http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0504.htm http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0504.htm#Lich I love your persistence and curiosity. To me they look like roots, long since rotten and dried up. I am asking knowledgeable friends. This is Bidaria cuspidata var stenoloba, Asclepiadaceae, a liana of evergreen forests in south India. Hanging structures are old decomposed stems SO the rotten aerial roots crumble like what anurag described? and the flaky ash colored stuff? is that root bark? and what cause such rotting? Yes! I've seen this too. Though for the species I'm not qualified to say. Deep furrows on the bark help white ants to deposit camouflaged protective cover of ground material such as soil flakes or may be ash also. They can climb trees safely from getting picked up by the predators. aaaah! i have seen the termites (white ants) do funny things even in a small garden plant stem core Thank you very much ... This is very very interesting. References: A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon - Index to, Volumes 1-14 edited by M. D. Dassanayake, W. D. Clayton (2003) Biodiversity in India, Volume 2 By T. Pullaiah (2003) |
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