Pentatropis capensis (L. f.) Bullock, Kew Bull. 10: 284 284 1955. (Syn. Asclepias microphylla Roth ex Schult.; Colostephanus capensis (L.f.) Harv.; Cynanchum acuminatum Thunb.; Cynanchum capense L.f.; Pentatropis microphylla (Roth ex Schult.) Wight & Arn.; Vincetoxicum capense (L. f.) Kuntze) as per POWO; Indian Subcontinent as per WCSP; Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka as per POWO; pen-tuh-TROH-pis -- Greek: penta (five); tropis (ship's keel) ... Dave's Botanary ka-PEN-sis -- of or from the cape ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: five-keeled Cape swallowwort, stinking swallowwort • Assamese: কাউৰীঠুতীয়া লতা kauri thutia lata • Bengali: পঞ্চবৃতি লতা panchabrti lata • Gujarati: કૌવાડોડી kauvadodi, શીંગ્રોટી shingroti, સુડીયાવેલ sudiyavel, સુરજવેલ surajvel • Hindi: अम्बरवेल ambarvel • Kachchhi: ધોધવલ dhodhval, ધોધીઆલ dhodhial • Kannada: ಉಪ್ಪಿಲಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ uppili balli • Malayalam: പർപ്പരം parpparam • Marathi: परपरम parparam, शींग्रोटा shingrota • Sanskrit: काकनासा kakanasa, काकतुण्डफला kakatundaphala, सुनासिका sunasika, सूर्यवल्ली suryavalli, शृङ्गारीति shrngariti • Tamil: ஈர்கொல்லி irkolli, உப்பிலி uppili • Telugu: చేకుర్తితీగ chekruti-teeg, చేకుర్తితివ్వ chekurthithivva, పొద పాల poda paala, పూల పాల poola paala
here are the high resolution images Thanks … for sharing the pictures. Yes, the long as well as opened calyx serves as a good visual differentiator from the species capensis.
ID please - indiantreepix | Google Groups : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Please help me to identify this climber. It has thick leaves (secondary thickening); leaves semi-succulent and have mucronate apex. I got this in an area adjacent to a lake, 90km south of Chennai. Date: 07 November 2009 Probably Pentatropis capensis. Whether leaves also have secondary thickening?! Yes sir, the leaves had secondary thickening; and it is semi-brittle. Less watery exeduates.
Pentatropis capensis (Linn. f.) Bullock : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. Pentatropis capensis (L. f.) Bullock (=P. microphylla (Roth ex Sch.) Wt. & Arn., Fam: Asclepiadaceae out skirts of Chennai, Tamilnadu, Slender climber, leaves sub succulent
Pentatropis capensis (L.f) Bull. (= P. microphylla (Heyne ex Roth.) Wt.&Arn, Asclepiadaceae, wild thin climber from Thurutthani area of Tamilnadu
Location: GRD College, Coimbatore Date: 12.12.2011 Habitat: Urban Road side Habit: Climber It looks like Pentatropis capensis of Apocynaceae/Asclepiadaceae. Can this be Cocculus sp? ... not Cocculus hirsutus for sure, any other species could be.
14092013 BRS 519 : Attachments (2). 6 posts by 4 authors. Pl. find the attached file contain photo for id. confirmation. Date: 14.09.2013 Location: Manapakkam, Chennai Habitat: UIrban (Along the Adyar river bank )Habit: Climber This could be a species of Tylophora possibly T.indica [T.asthmatica]. Please check this link : Thanks ..., But leaves are broadly oblong. To me it looks Pentatropis This may be Pentatropis capensis as per images and details herein. References: POWO WCSP Catalogue of life The Plant List Ver.1.1
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