TQ-Arunachal-1 Unidentified

Tabish

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Jun 11, 2019, 7:19:09 AM6/11/19

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Presumably a creeper, seen in East Siang forest, Arunachal Pradesh.

Flowering in May end.

Any clues to the identity are welcome.

Tabish

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Amritpal singh

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Jun 11, 2019, 7:55:20 AM6/11/19

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Chonemorpha sp.?

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Tabish

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Jun 12, 2019, 1:55:25 AM6/12/19

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Thanks for the lead! It does look like Chonemorpha fragrans in the wild.

Best wishes

Tabish

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Chonemorpha sp.?

On 11-Jun-2019 4:49 PM, "Tabish" <tab...@gmail.com> wrote:

Presumably a creeper, seen in East Siang forest, Arunachal Pradesh.
Flowering in May end.
Any clues to the identity are welcome.
Tabish
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J.M. Garg

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Jun 22, 2019, 3:07:12 AM6/22/19

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Thanks, Amritpal ji and Tabish ji,

What I find missing from numerous observations in efi site at Chonemorpha fragrans, is the yellow throat.

It is possible that it may have been some of its variety in the past. But needs more searching. eFloras site is also not opening to check with their descriptions.

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Tabish

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Jun 22, 2019, 11:27:20 AM6/22/19

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Attaching another shot, showing the calyx. Since the calyx is divided almost to the base, it does NOT agree well with Chonemorpha fragran.

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Saroj Kasaju

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Jun 22, 2019, 1:09:23 PM6/22/19

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Chonemorpha miocenica?? But did not find any image in the

net for verification.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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J.M. Garg

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Jun 23, 2019, 1:01:58 AM6/23/19

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Thanks, Saroj ji

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J.M. Garg

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Jul 8, 2019, 7:14:00 AM7/8/19

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Two more species are reported in Flora of China with distribution in India:

Chonemorpha verrucosa

Chonemorpha griffithii

But does not seem to match as per

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=85925&flora_id=2

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=85815&flora_id=2

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=106868

https://www.earth.com/earthpedia/plant/it/chonemorpha-verrucosa/

http://plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=10776&SID=0&mobile=0&code_category_taxon=9&size=1

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Tabish

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Oct 15, 2019, 1:39:54 AM10/15/19

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I think it should be Chonemorpha griffithi, as that is the only species with calyx divided to almost the base, apart from C. verrucosa. But C. verrucosa has very small flowers.

Not matching with the illustration of C. griffithii here

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=85815&flora_id=2

could be a case of inaccurate drawing, especially as the species is supposed to be variable. The flower tube is about 7 cm long, inflated in the middle according to the description. All this seems to agree. There is no other species to compare with, that I know.

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Tabish

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Oct 15, 2019, 2:34:49 AM10/15/19

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A paper which might be useful to people.

The Genus Chonemorpha G. Don (Apocynaceae)
Author(s): D. Chatterjee
Source: Kew Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 1 (1947), pp. 47-52

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Chonemorpha-chatterjee1947.pdf

J.M. Garg

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Oct 15, 2019, 5:16:08 AM10/15/19

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Thanks, Tabish ji.

This seems to be 1947 publication.

I went through the keys and description closely for three species Chonemorpha griffithii Hook. fil., Chonemorpha macrantha Pitard and Chonemorpha valvata Chatterjee.

All these are now considered as one now as per Catalogue of life;

Therefore, there is going to be some (variations &) discrepancy in descriptions and illustrations due to this merger of three species.

I agree with your id.

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