1. Leaves pedately 6-9 foliolate - C. pedata 1. Leaves 3-5 foliolate 2. Leaves 3- foliolate 3. Leaves acuminate at apex- C. mollissima 3. Leaves acute at apex- C. trifoliata 2. Leaves pedately 5-foliolate 4. Stipules prominent falcate- C. auriculata 4. Stipules minute 5. Seeds acute at base- C. japonica 5. Seeds rounded at base- C. tenuifolia Keys from Online Flora of Nepal: 1a Leaves 5-foliolate. Tendrils mostly 2-furcate, sometimes 3-furcate. Leaf margins serrate ....... 1. C. japonica b Leaves 3-foliolate. Tendrils 3-5-furcate. Leaf margins dentate to crenate ....... 2. C. trifolia Keys from Flora of Bhutan: 1. Leaves pedately 5-foliolate ... 1. C. japonica + Leaves 3-foliolate ................... 2. C. geniculata Cayratia auriculata (Roxb.) Gamble (Myanmar [Burma] (Bago), India (Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Guarat, Maharasthra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Sikkim, Bangladesh as per Catalogue of Life) Cayratia mollissima (Planch.) Gagnep. (peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar [Burma], India (Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Philippines (Luzon, Panay, Mindanao) as per Catalogue of life) Cayratia pedata (Lam.) Gagnep. (Andaman Isl., India (Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Java, Christmas Isl. (Austr.), Myanmar [Burma], China (Guangxi, Yunnan), Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Philippines as per Catalogue of Life) (Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, Mandalay, Yangon), China (Yunnan), Bangladesh, Cambodia, India (throughout), Indonesia, Laos, peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Java, Philippines (throughout), Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland), Christmas Isl. (Austr.), Micronesia (Yap, Truk, Moen, Dublon, Fefan, Umol), Palau Isl. (Babeldaob, Koror, Ngarakabesang, Malakal, Angaur), Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl., Little Andaman Isl.), Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobar Isl., Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.), Sri Lanka, Pakistan (Sind, Baluchistan, Swat, Hazara, Pakistani Punjab, Rawalpindi), Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch), Lakshadweep Isl. (Laccadives), New Caledonia as per Catalogue of life) Cayratia species in India:
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Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 4.8.14:
Cayratia japonica var. mollis (Thunb.) Gagnep. (only C. japonica (Thunb.) Gagnep. as per Online Flora of Nepal, 2017) Cayratia tenuifolia (Wight & Arn.) Gagnep. (syn. of C. japonica as per Online Flora of Nepal, 2017) Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah, D. Muralidhara Rao, K. Sri Ramamurthy (2003)- Details with keys- CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names ... By Umberto Quattrocchi (2012)- Cayratia auriculata (ROXB.) GAMBLE is a synonym of Cyphostemma auriculatum (Roxb.) P.Singh & B.V.Shetty Flora of Ranga Reddi District Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, M. Silar Mohammed (2000)- Details with keys- Flora of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India (2000)- Details with keys- Flora of Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, Chintala Prabhakar, B. Ravi Prasad Rao (1998)- Details with keys- Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna, T. Pullaiah (2003)- Details with keys- Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species, Volume 2 (1995)- Details- An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995)- Details with keys- Floristic Diversity of Assam: Study of Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary By Bora, Yogendra Kumar (2003)- Details with keys- Encyclopaedia of world medicinal plants, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah (2006)- Details- Flora of Madhya Pradesh: Chhatarpur and Damoh By G. P. Roy, B. K. Shukla, Bhaskar Datt (1992)- Details with keys- Cayratia (Vitaceae) : 3 posts by 2 authors. I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Cayratia (Pl. click). Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links. Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details. If someone can provide complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful. Any comments/ corrections are welcome.I have added the list of Indian species. Names of Plants in India :: Etymology of the genus name - Cayratia : 3 posts by 2 authors. I searched on internet and some books what Cayratia stands for. Just could not get the meaning other than a observation that it could be based on a vernacular name from India. Latin Cayratia, from the Annamese vernacular name, cay-rat, a vine ... National Parks Board, Singapore Many thanks to ... in facebook. Cayratia (Vitaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Cayratia (Vitaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia. I request you to pl. go through & point out mistakes, if any. I hope this will aid in identifications in future. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, or can identify unidentified images, it will be really nice. |