Cucurbitaceae Week :: Solena amplexicaulis at Prabalgad

[Prashant]

Dear Friends,

Sharing few photographs of Solena amplexicaulis.

Family: Cucurbitaceae 

Location:  Prabalgad

Habitat: Wild

Plant Habit: Climber.

Regards
Prashant

[Ritesh Kumar Choudhary]

Very nice photgraphs Prahantji...Thanks for sharing. I've uploaded the fruits in a separate thread. https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/rcRuJuOR4tU

Regards,
Ritesh.

[Prashant Awale]

Thanks Ritesh ji. I had seen your upload. Thanks for sharing photographs of Fruits.
Regards
Prashant

[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Prashant ji,

It may not be Solena amplexicaulis as it is distributed in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & Endemic as per The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences by Susanne S. Renner, Arun K. Pandey. (2013).

Other species are Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla (syn. Melothria heterophylla (Lour.) Cogn.) widely distributed all over India &

Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. napaulensis (Ser.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes distributed in Western Himalaya (Garhwal, Kumaon hills, Uttarakhand) as per The Cucurbitaceae of India. For differences between two subspecies, pl. see Flora of China.

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[J.M. Garg]

I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf)

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[JM Garg]

Taking it as Solena umbellata (Willd.) W.J. de Wilde & Duyfjes as no distribution for Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla as per Review of the Genus Solena (Cucurbitaceae) Authors: Wilde, W.J.J.O. De; Duyfjes, B.E.E. Source: Blumea – Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, Volume 49, Number 1, May 2004 , pp. 69-81(13).
Also as there are ridges on the fruit, it should be Solena umbellata (Willd.) W.J. de Wilde & Duyfjes.