Zehneria species- Chethalayam, Wayanad

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Zehneria species- Chethalayam, Wayanad

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Botanical name of the climber please 1 October 2010 : Attachments (3).

Could someone identify the climber please?
Date & Time
Location: Place, Altitude, GPS Chethalayam, Wayanad.
Habitat: Garden, Urban, Wild Type: Wild
Plant Habit: Tree, Shrub, Climber, Herb Climber

The leaves remind of Coccinia but the fruits are too small.

Zehneria maysorensis.

I think ... is right
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This plant is somewhat matching to Zehneria bodinieri (H.Lév.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes in shape of fruit and length of fruiting pedicel. But the leaves of this plant are different from that of Kaas plants. Let us wait for comments from experts.
Zehneria hookeriana (Wight & Arn.) Arn. is said to be endemic to Tamil Nadu and its fruits have longer pedicels. The posted plant is not Z. maysorensis, as has been previously identified, according to the following reference.
Reference:
De Wilde WJJO, Duyfjes BEE (2004) Zehneria (Cucurbitaceae) in Thailand, with a note on the Indian Zehneria maysorensis. Thai Forest Bulletin, Botany 32: 15–31.

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