Convolvulaceae Week :: Dinetus racemosus near Lonavala

[Dinesh Valke]

Dinetus racemosus (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Sweet

• din-EE-tus -- from the Greek dinetos (whirled round)
  ray-see-MO-sus -- having racemes (a type of flower cluster)

Oct 8, 2011 ... at Koraigad, Maharashtra

commonly known as: cluster-flowered dinetus, Draupadi's hair, horse-tail creeper, snow creeper • Marathi: भोवरी bhowari • Nepalese: पाप्रे papre • Tamil: துரோபதைகூந்தல் turopatai-kuntal

Native to: s China, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Indo-China, Indonesia

References: Flowers of India • eFlora • NPGS / GRIN • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar


more views:

• Oct 8, 2011 ... at Koraigad, Maharashtra
  
• Oct 2, 2009 ... near Lion's Point, off Lonavala, Maharashtra
  

... more views at flickr.


Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

thanks Dinesh ji

Another new for me.

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[Balkar Singh]

Beautiful Small flowers Dinesh Ji. New for me also

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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[Prasad Dash]

Great snap Dinesh Sir. New plant for me too

Regards

Prasad

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[Nidhan Singh]

Excellent pics Dinesh Ji,

This is new name for me...

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Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
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Panipat-132103 Haryana
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[J.M. Garg]

Taking it as Porana malabarica C.B.Clarke, for the time being as per discussions at Dinetus malabarica-for validation

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks Garg ji.

Will revise my notes shortly.

Regards.

Dinesh