Stauntonia latifolia (Wall.) Christenh. (syn: Holboellia latifolia Wall.; Holboellia latifolia subsp. chartacea C. Y. Wu & S.H. Huang ex
H.N. Qin; Holboellia ovatifoliolata Y.C. Wu & T.Chen; Stauntonia latifolia (Wall.) R. Br. ex Wall. (ambiguous synonym)) as per Catalogue of Life; India: Subtropical and temperate Himalayas, in broad-leaved forests 1200 - 2500 m. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh Manipur, Assam and Meghalaya as per BSI Flora of India; India (Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam,
Meghalaya), Pakistan (Hazara, Murree), Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir,
Jammu), Nepal, Bangladesh, China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan), Tibet, Bhutan,
Sikkim, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin, Sagaing) as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Sausage Vine, Holboellia • Hindi: गोमफल Gomphal, Gukhnial • Khasi: Mirang ksa, Soh lyngkait • Nepali: Bagul, Guphala Forests, shrubberies and shady ravines below 4000 metres[51]. Forests, mixed forests by streams or other shady moist sites, forest margins on mountain slopes, along valleys 600 - 3000 m[266]. E. Asia - Himalayas from India to China Holboellia latifolia is an evergreen Climber growing to 4 m (13ft 1in). It is hardy to zone (UK) 9. It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower in March. The flowers are monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; not Deep Shade Fruit - raw[51, 177, 272]. A mealy texture and often considered to be insipid[2, 146, 243], though it is considered to be very palatable in the Himalayas[183]. The fruit is large[105], purple, sausage-shaped with many black seeds in the white pulp[183].The fruit is up to 10cm long[200]. (From PFAF on 19.8.15) This straggling plant was recorded from Pelling, Sikkim in June 2014.. I hope (but not sure) that the leaves included belong to this only.. they appear interesting.. I request its identification... Could it be Holboellia latifolia ? Agree with the ID suggested as Holboellia latifolia Wallich. Two species are known in India (H. latifolia and H. khasiana). H. khasiana is endemic to Meghalaya and bear flowers in axillary racemes. H. latifolia has two varieties- var.- angustifolia with narrow-lanceolate leaflets and var.- latifolia with leaflets oblong-ovate. Based on this the plant here seems belonging to var. angustifolia. Species in efloraindia by BSI. Thank you very much ... I take this as Holboellia latifolia var. angustifolia.. These taxa, including family are new to me..!!
Arunachal Pradesh. Late MKP Beilschmeidia ? Probably there was a climber on the tree. Appear as fruits of Holboelia latifolia [Lardizabalaceae] Thank you ... Location: Nagarkot, Nepal Date: 2 April 2018 Altitude: 6800 ft. Habit: Wild Nepali Names : गुफला Guphalaa / मलकाती Malakaatee / बगुल Bagul / सेतो गुफला Seto Guphalaa CoL says Stauntonia latifolia (Wall.) Christenh. as accepted name ! I had seen this climber in May 2017 and have been keeping an eye out for flowers. I finally found it flowering a few days ago and photographed the aromatic male flowers. Upon reading a little on the species I found out about the female flowers and that the petals on both flowers are extremely small, almost invisible to the naked eye. I went back to look closer and found female flowers at a different location. I will look out for the fruits and share them here too. Here are the results. Some observations: Male (white-green) and female (purple) flowers on the same plant, female rounder and larger than the males. Male has 6 stamens ca. 9mm long each, pseudo-pistils x3 ca. 1mm, 6 petals less than a millimetre each. Female has 3 pistils with yellow stigma, pistil about 1cm long, petals even tinier than those of the male. Leaves palmate in 3s or 4s, alternate. Holboellia latifolia Near Gallu Temple, Dharamshala, HP 2000m approx. April 02-07, 2018.
SK1176 05 JUNE 2018 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) - around 800 kb each. Location : Sukhiapokahari, Darjeeling, India Date : 12 May 2018 Elevation : 6900 ft. Habit : Wild Looks closer to- https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/l/lardizabalaceae/stauntonia/holboellia-latifolia I guess matching as per description in the Efloras.
Holboellia latifolia Wall : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)- around 500 kb each. Location: Sakiyong Khasmahal, Pedong Reshi Rd, India Date: 16 May 2018 Altitude: 5800 ft. Habit : Wild
Holboellia latifolia Wall : 10 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)- 2 & 4 mb. Location: Matatirtha, Kathmandu Date: 19 October 2019 Elevation: 1701 m. Habit : WildAttachments (1)- 3 mb. Attachments (1)- 7 mb. Attachments (1)- 4 mb. nice but all these seeds from that green fruit. was it ripe? would these seeds germinate? I guess they are mature seeds! I shall hand over to Seed Bank at Godawari Botanical Garden. They are preserving and growing. if you grow one. send the sprout picture? Sure ... References: Catalogue of Life WCSP BSI Flora of India The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI Kew Science (specimen) Flowers of India Wikipedia The Gaurdian PFAF |
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