SK 2194 23 September 2019

Saroj Kasaju

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Sep 23, 2019, 6:29:06 AM9/23/19

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Dear Members,

Location: Bindhabasini, Indra Daha, Kathmandu

Altitude: 1737 m.

Date: 18 August 2019

Habit : Wild

Which Dioscorea ??

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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Saroj Kasaju

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Sep 23, 2019, 6:29:51 AM9/23/19

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Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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Saroj Kasaju

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Sep 23, 2019, 6:30:12 AM9/23/19

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Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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J.M. Garg

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Sep 30, 2019, 7:14:59 AM9/30/19

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Dioscorea alata L. ?

Rakesh ji recently pointed out many type of leaves in this species.

Flora of China states:

Leaves alternate basally on stem, opposite distally on stem, simple; petiole green or purplish red, 4--15 cm; leaf blade green or purplish red, ovate, 6--15(--20) × 4--13 cm, papery, glabrous, base sagittate to deeply cordate, apex shortly acuminate or caudate.

Pl. also see high resolution specimens at GBIF

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dr.rakesh Singh

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Sep 30, 2019, 8:20:40 AM9/30/19

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These look like typical cultivated D. alata .

Twining direction I noted is anticlockwise in D. alata , clockwise in D. bulbifera .

Leaf in D. bulbifera in monsoon becomes huge , nearly orbicular and showy , in summers size gets reduced drastically.........

it would be interesting to record them in summers and compare with what we see in rains .

J.M. Garg

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Sep 30, 2019, 11:27:43 PM9/30/19

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Thanks, Rakesh ji.

Saroj Kasaju

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Oct 1, 2019, 1:22:01 PM10/1/19

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Thank you Dr. Singh / Mr. Garg !

Nepali Names : घर तरुल Ghar Tarul / कुकुर तरुल Kukur Tarul

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Dinesh Valke

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Oct 1, 2019, 1:30:26 PM10/1/19

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Thank you very much Saroj ji, for the Nepali names of the plant.

Regards.

Dinesh

Saroj Kasaju

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Oct 1, 2019, 1:35:58 PM10/1/19

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My pleasure Dinesh Ji !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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