SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae

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Saroj Kasaju

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Jan 1, 2021, 1:53:51 AM1/1/21
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Dear Members,

Location: Central Nepal  
Date: November
Altitude: 1850m.
Habitat : Wild 
These images are from my friend and seeking ID.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju
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J.M. Garg

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Jan 5, 2021, 6:50:03 AM1/5/21
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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

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J.M. Garg

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Jan 9, 2021, 11:28:58 AM1/9/21
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I could not get any idea as to the genus as per comparative images at Cucurbitaceae
May I request somebody to pl. help. 

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Subject: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae
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J.M. Garg

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Jan 9, 2021, 11:21:01 PM1/9/21
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Thanks a lot, Dr. Renner.

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On Sat, 9 Jan, 2021, 10:19 pm Susanne Renner, <ren...@lmu.de> wrote:
The three-parted capsule reminds me of Ipomoea

Sent from my iPhone

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Susanne Renner

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Jan 9, 2021, 11:21:34 PM1/9/21
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The three-parted capsule reminds me of Ipomoea

Sent from my iPhone

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Thanks, Lalithamba ji


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On Sun, 10 Jan, 2021, 8:11 am Lalithamba Avadhanam, <alali...@gmail.com> wrote:
To me it looks Marah species/ echincystys or its nearest ally 
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Saroj Kasaju

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Jan 10, 2021, 2:47:40 AM1/10/21
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It is not Ipomoea sp. 

Thank you Dr. Renner!

Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

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Jan 15, 2021, 4:37:07 AM1/15/21
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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

I could not get any idea as to the genus as per comparative images at Cucurbitaceae

May I request somebody to pl. help. - from me 

To me it looks Marah species/ echinocystis or its nearest ally  

The three-parted capsule reminds me of Ipomoea- from Dr. Sussane Renner 

It is not Ipomoea sp. 
Thank you Dr. Renner!

Saroj Kasaju 

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Jan 21, 2021, 8:23:26 PM1/21/21
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Thanks, Anil ji


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Just s guess 
Can it be some Cyclanthera sp. ?
Regards 

On Thu, 21 Jan 2021, 5:32 pm J.M. Garg, <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

I could not get any idea as to the genus as per comparative images at Cucurbitaceae

May I request somebody to pl. help. - from me 

To me it looks Marah species/ echinocystis or its nearest ally  

The three-parted capsule reminds me of Ipomoea- from Dr. Sussane Renner 

It is not Ipomoea sp. 
Thank you Dr. Renner!

Saroj Kasaju 


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Jan 22, 2021, 2:04:12 AM1/22/21
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Did not find a match!
Thank you Anil Ji !

Saroj Kasaju

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Saroj Ji,
I guessed as Cyclanthera on the basis of characteristic splitting
pattern of the fruits. May be some newly introduced species. Kindly
compare with all the species given at POWO or some other international
database.
regards


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> Did not find a match!
> Thank you Anil Ji !
>
> Saroj Kasaju
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> On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 7:08 AM J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Anil ji
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>>
>> Just s guess
>> Can it be some Cyclanthera sp. ?
>> Regards
>>
>> On Thu, 21 Jan 2021, 5:32 pm J.M. Garg, <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please.
>>>
>>> Some earlier relevant feedback:
>>> I could not get any idea as to the genus as per comparative images at
>>> Cucurbitaceae <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/10/cucurbitaceae/>
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Saroj Kasaju

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Jan 22, 2021, 2:09:42 AM1/22/21
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Yes Anil Ji. I checked all listed from POWO ! Shall do once again!
Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

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Jan 28, 2021, 1:13:45 AM1/28/21
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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

I could not get any idea as to the genus as per comparative images at Cucurbitaceae

May I request somebody to pl. help. - from me 

To me it looks Marah species/ echinocystis or its nearest ally  

The three-parted capsule reminds me of Ipomoea- from Dr. Sussane Renner 

It is not Ipomoea sp. 
Thank you Dr. Renner!

Saroj Kasaju 

Just s guess 

Can it be some Cyclanthera sp. ?- from Anil ji 

Did not find a match!
Thank you Anil Ji !

Saroj Kasaju 

I guessed as Cyclanthera on the basis of characteristic splitting
pattern of the fruits. Maybe some newly introduced species. Kindly

compare with all the species given at POWO or some other international

database.- from Anil ji 

Yes Anil Ji. I checked all listed from POWO ! Shall do once again!
Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju 

 

 

 

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Subject: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae
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  Thanks a lot, Hanno ji.  

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From: Hanno Schaefer
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 at 12:56
Subject: Re: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>
Cc: Susanne Renner 


Very nice photographs!

This is a female plant of Schizopepon in Cucurbitaceae.

The 3-valved conical fruit, bifid tendrils and dioecious sex system are typical.

The genus name points to the conspicuous dehiscent (splitting) fruits. Chakravarty (1959) describes the fruit as “trivalved from apex to base, valve involute and elastically dehiscing the seeds”.

To identify the species, I would need a herbarium specimen, it’s difficult from photographs… maybe Schizopepon bicirrhosus (C.B. Clarke) C. Jeffrey.

Best

Hanno Schaefer

 

From: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>
Date: Thursday 28 January 2021 07:38
To: Hanno Schaefer 
Subject: Fwd: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae

 

Dear Sir,

May I request you to pl. help us with the id of this one. 

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J.M. Garg

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Thanks a lot, Anil ji.

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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 at 13:59
Subject: Re: [itpmods:15405] Fwd: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae
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I had sent these photographs to Dr. Sussane Renner yesterday.

Reply received

"Very nice photographs!
This is a female plant of Schizopepon in Cucurbitaceae.
The 3-valved conical fruit, bifid tendrils and dioecious sex system are typical.
The genus name points to the conspicuous dehiscent (splitting) fruits.
Chakravarty (1959) describes the fruit as “trivalved from apex to
base, valve involute and elastically dehiscing the seeds”.
To identify the species, I would need a herbarium specimen, it’s
difficult from photographs… maybe Schizopepon bicirrhosus (C.B.
Clarke) C. Jeffrey.
Best
Hanno Schaefer"


Regards


On 1/28/21, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Forwarding again for Id assistance please.
>
> Some earlier relevant feedback:
> I could not get any idea as to the genus as per comparative images at

>
> May I request somebody to pl. help. - from me
>
> To me it looks Marah species/ echinocystis or its nearest ally
>
> The three-parted capsule reminds me of Ipomoea- from Dr. Sussane Renner
> It is not Ipomoea sp.
> Thank you Dr. Renner!
>
> Saroj Kasaju
> Just s guess
>
> Can it be some Cyclanthera sp. ?- from Anil ji
> Did not find a match!
> Thank you Anil Ji !
>
> Saroj Kasaju
> I guessed as Cyclanthera on the basis of characteristic splitting
> pattern of the fruits. Maybe some newly introduced species. Kindly
> compare with all the species given at POWO or some other international
>
> database.- from Anil ji
> Yes Anil Ji. I checked all listed from POWO ! Shall do once again!
> Thank you.
>
> Saroj Kasaju
>
>
>
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> Subject: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae
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From: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan, 2021, 8:50 pm
Subject: Re: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>
Cc: Hanno Schaefer <hanno.s...@tum.de>


It is ok to use the image. Credit should be given to Mr. Basu dev Neupane, Nepal.
By the way is it more close to Schizopepon bryoniifolius Maxim. ??\

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju


On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 6:20 PM J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Hanno ji.
Hi, Saroj ji,
May I request you to pl. give necessary permission. 

On Thu, 28 Jan 2021 at 15:22, Hanno Schaefer <hanno.s...@tum.de> wrote:

You are welcome – I am always happy to see cucurbit pics.

 

Do you think I can use one of these Schizopepon photographs for the Cucurbitaceae website (www.cucurbit.de)? (Of course I would indicate the photographer’s name.)

I have no good fruit pictures of Schizopepon so far and it would help others with identification.

Best

Hanno

 

From: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>
Date: Thursday 28 January 2021 10:07
To: Hanno Schaefer <hanno.s...@tum.de>
Cc: Susanne Renner <ren...@lrz.uni-muenchen.de>
Subject: Re: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae

 

Thanks a lot, Hanno ji.

 

On Thu, 28 Jan 2021 at 12:56, Hanno Schaefer <hanno.s...@tum.de> wrote:

Very nice photographs!

This is a female plant of Schizopepon in Cucurbitaceae.

The 3-valved conical fruit, bifid tendrils and dioecious sex system are typical.

The genus name points to the conspicuous dehiscent (splitting) fruits. Chakravarty (1959) describes the fruit as “trivalved from apex to base, valve involute and elastically dehiscing the seeds”.

To identify the species, I would need a herbarium specimen, it’s difficult from photographs… maybe Schizopepon bicirrhosus (C.B. Clarke) C. Jeffrey.

Best

Hanno Schaefer

 

From: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>
Date: Thursday 28 January 2021 07:38
To: Hanno Schaefer <hanno.s...@tum.de>
Subject: Fwd: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae

 

Dear Sir,

May I request you to pl. help us with the id of this one. 

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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 at 11:43
Subject: Fwd: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae
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Cc: Lalithamba Avadhanam <alali...@gmail.com>, Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>, Anil Thakur <aniltha...@gmail.com>

 

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On Fri, 29 Jan, 2021, 2:36 am Hanno Schaefer, <hanno.s...@tum.de> wrote:

Great - thank you very much!

The fruit on the photographs is conical and not rounded. This is why I think it is probably Schizopepon bicirrhosus and not S. bryoniifolius.

See the key to the species here:

http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF19/Schizopepon.pdf


Best

Hanno Schaefer



Von: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. Januar 2021 16:20:15
An: J.M. Garg
Cc: Hanno Schaefer
Betreff: Re: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae
 

Dear Sir,

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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 at 11:43
Subject: Fwd: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae
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Cc: Lalithamba Avadhanam <alali...@gmail.com>, Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>, Anil Thakur <aniltha...@gmail.com>

 

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Cc: Hanno Schaefer <hanno.s...@tum.de>


And it is not yet recorded for Nepal, is it Dr. Schaefer ?

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju


On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 10:15 PM Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com> wrote:
Some images of dry fruits shot today by Mr. Neupane ! Would it help to validate ID Dr. Schaefer?

Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju

On Fri, 29 Jan 2021 at 9:47 am, Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thank you Dr. Shaefer, 
I shall try to collect specimen this season and coordinate with you ! We have no distribution so far for this sp.
Thank you
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From: Hanno Schaefer <hanno.s...@tum.de>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2021 at 22:35
Subject: AW: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae
To: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>


Thank you!

Yes, I think we can be sure that it is Schizopepon bicirrhosus (C.B. Clarke) C. Jeffrey.

Based on the determination key for the genus by Lu An-Ming and Charles Jeffrey, the only species with a conical fruit are S. bicirrhosus, S. xizangensis and S. bomiensis.

Of those three species, S. xizangensis and S. bomiensis have 5-lobed leaves, while the leaf of S. bicirrhosus is described as "irregularly dentate, apex caudate-acuminate", which fits nicely your plant. Further, the fruit of S. bomiensis is described as glabrous, while the one of S. bicirrhosus is white pubescent (and this can be seen on your pictures).

In the key, they report S. bicirrhosus from N India (I guess Assam & Sikkim), Bhutan, Tibet and Myanmar. So Nepal makes definitely sense.

According to the checklist of the flora of Nepal, the genus Schizopepon has not yet been found in the country: http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=110&start_taxon_id=10233

But I am not sure if this is true. If you want, I can ask my colleague Mark Watson at Botanical Garden Edinburg in Scotland, who works on a Flora of Nepal and should know the answer.

Best

Hanno Schaefer


Von: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Gesendet: Samstag, 30. Januar 2021 17:38:29

An: J.M. Garg
Cc: Hanno Schaefer
Betreff: Re: SK 2854 01 January 2021 - Cucurbitaceae
And it is not yet recorded for Nepal, is it Dr. Schaefer ?

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju


On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 10:15 PM Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com> wrote:
Some images of dry fruits shot today by Mr. Neupane ! Would it help to validate ID Dr. Schaefer?

Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju

On Fri, 29 Jan 2021 at 9:47 am, Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thank you Dr. Shaefer, 
I shall try to collect specimen this season and coordinate with you ! We have no distribution so far for this sp.
Thank you
Saroj Kasaju
On Fri, 29 Jan 2021 at 9:37 am, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju
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Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju


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