Id140508phk

[Pravin Kawale]

HI,

Pl. id following small climbing shrub,

fruits are edible and sweat to taste.

Photographed at Sagargad Alibag (M.S)

thanks in advance
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[Pravin Kawale]

[Neil Soares]

Hi Pravin,
It is an Olax sp. possibly Olax psittacorum
[O.scandens].
Regards,
Neil.

[J.M. Garg]

I could hardly find any inf. on net. Here is a link I found:http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/O/Olax_psittacorum.asp

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[JM Garg]

Thanks, Neil ji.

Olax psittacorum is critically endangered & is not found in India. Pl. see:

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/30558/0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olax_psittacorum

Only Olax scandens is found in India.

[Neil Soares]

Thanks Mr. Garg.

According to Dr. Almeida’s ‘Flora of Maharashtra’, Vol. 1, pages 235 – 236, two species of Olax are found in Maharashtra.

1. Olax imbricata  - a large much branched unarmed scandent shrub or small tree with 2 cm. drupes oblong or subglobose, covered except at the top by the accrescent calyx. It is found at Amboli, Khandala, Mumbra, Pune, Tungar & Khopoli.

2. Olax psittacorum [previously O.scandens] – a climbing, much branched shrub armed with slightly curved stout prickles on the old woody branches. It bears drupes which are globose, 9 mm in diam., apiculate, covered except at the top by the accrescent calyx. It is seen at Amboli, Khandala, Mumbra, Satpuda, Aurangabad & near Nagpur.

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Neil ji.

But none of the sources at Olax supports this.

Pl. check for yourself.

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[J.M. Garg]

When was Dr. Almeida’s ‘Flora of Maharashtra’, Vol. 1, published ?-  Was it in 1996 ?

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks Garg ji for the information.

Would like to have Shrikant ji put his thoughts too.

He has covered Olax psittacorum in his books.

Regards.

Dinesh

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[Neil Soares]

Hi Mr. Garg,

   Just spoke to Dr. Almeida...

- 3 species of Olax occur in India.

- the 2 species found in Maharashtra are O.imbricata & O.psittacorum.

- a third species, a herb [whose name he could not offhand remember] is found in North India.

                    With regards,

                       Neil Soares.

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Neil ji.

I will request you to pl. go through the links at Olax (Pl. click)

[J.M. Garg]

I think more closer to images at Olax imbricata 

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