Adenia wightiana

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Adenia wightiana (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 376 1891. (syn: Modecca wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.; Modecca diversifolia Wall. (ambiguous synonym); Modecca diversifolia Wall. ex G. Don (ambiguous synonym); Modecca wightiana Wall. (ambiguous synonym); Modecca wightiana Wall. ex G. Don (ambiguous synonym));

S-India, Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life;

Glabrous vines, tendrils simple, coiled. Leaves to 12 x 10 cm, ovate or deeply 3-5-lobed, terminal lobe 12 x 10 cm, lanceolate, acute, base cordate, membranous, gland at the base of lamina; petiole to 3 cm. Flowers monoecious or polygamo-dioecious, white; calyx tube 3 mm, campanulate, lobes 1 mm; corolla lobes attached to the calyx lobes, 1 mm, oblong; ovary 2 mm, globose, style trifid, stigma papillose, ovules many. Capsule 3 valved, 4 cm across; seeds pitted.

Flowering and fruiting: July-December

Semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests

India and Sri Lanka

(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)

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Identification of unknown plant. : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)

Pl find attached photos of a climber. The leaf shape looks like a spade. The inflorescence borne on the tendrils.

It was observed in Thirumoorthy Hills, Tamilnadu, a dry deciduous forest.

This is Adenia wightiana of Passifloraceae.

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08072017BHAR2 - Red fruit : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) - 1 MB each.

Found in Vandalur forest. Chennai.
Climber.

Adenia wightiana I guess.

Thanks, ... Appears close to images at

http://www.plantekey.com/plants/passifloraceae/adenia-wightiana

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16022019VNR01 Cucurbitaceae-Climber : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (7)

Kindly identify this Cucurbitaceae member

Date/Time- 25.12.2018 & 04.30 PM

Location- Seshachalam Hills, Tirupati & Altitude – 170 m

Habitat- Wild

Plant Habit- Climber

Height/Length- up to 2 m

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Lower leaves are much dissected and upper leaves are simple.

Inflorescence Type – Not seen

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Berry type, small, Red when it ripens.

Other Information: Tendrils simple, leaf margin entire

?Trichosanthes? of some kind?

Pl. check comparative images at

https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/cucurbitaceae

I could not find a match as per comparative images at Cucurbitaceae

Leaves in IMG_3055.JPG remind me of Menispermaceae, may be some Cyclea sp. ... but I may be wrong.

Thank you for forwarding the photos.

It appears to be a Passifloraceae member. Kindly check for Passiflora sp.

Beautiful images! This is Adenia wightiana of Passifloraceae. leaf is variable, fruiting peduncle is tendrillar

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI FRLHT (specimen) GBIF (with type specimen) Plantekey India Biodiversity Portal IBIS Flora Kerala plants Flora of peninsular India Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 3 By T. Pullaiah (2007- details with keys) An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- details) A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon - Volume 10, Volume 10 By M. D. Dassanayake

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