Plant for ID : Alleppey, Kerala : Dec 2024
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Nancy Seby
Jan 27, 2025, 9:52:41 PMJan 27
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Hello everybody,
Please help ID this plant that was growing on an Acacia tree near Alleppey, Kerala. It was a climber that had grown very tall and was hanging from the branches of the tree.
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Nancy
Saroj Kasaju
Jan 28, 2025, 7:14:52 AMJan 28
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Nancy Seby
Jan 29, 2025, 9:53:02 PMJan 29
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Thank you, Mr. Kasaju.
Yes, it definitely looks like Asteraceae. But can anybody help with the species name? I checked a few of them, but Asteraceae family is too big to check flowers individually.
Warm regards
Yes, it definitely looks like Asteraceae. But can anybody help with the species name? I checked a few of them, but Asteraceae family is too big to check flowers individually.
Warm regards
Nancy
Saroj Kasaju
Jan 30, 2025, 5:45:06 AMJan 30
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Difficult for me to ID.
Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju
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J.M. Garg
Feb 15, 2025, 10:29:42 AMFeb 15
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Closest I could go is
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/melanthera-biflora/
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/melanthera-biflora/
Pl. check
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J.M.Garg
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Nancy Seby
Feb 15, 2025, 9:10:15 PMFeb 15
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Thank you Mr. Garg. The leaves and flowers definitely look like those of Melanthera biflora.
One problem I have is with the height of the plant. Most online sources say that they grow 1-2 meters tall. But this plant had climbed on an Acacia tree to a height of 4-5 meters with several thick stems hanging downwards. Can Melanthera biflora become that tall? It was not a sprawling habit, It looked like a climber.
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Warm regards
Nancy Seby
J.M. Garg
Mar 7, 2025, 4:54:34 AMMar 7
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Thanks, Nancy ji.
Pl. see the description in the FBI as attached of W.biflora.
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Nancy Seby
Mar 7, 2025, 10:33:01 AMMar 7
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Thank you very much, Mr. Garg.
I also found this reference which said that it can reach up to 6 meters by climbing on other plants for support, https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Melanthera+biflora. The plant I saw was definitely 5-6 meters tall.
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I also found this reference which said that it can reach up to 6 meters by climbing on other plants for support, https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Melanthera+biflora. The plant I saw was definitely 5-6 meters tall.
Warm regards
Nancy Seby
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