For ID 271010 ET 3

Thiruvengadam Ekambaram

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Oct 27, 2010, 8:40:30 AM10/27/10

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Friends
This plant and fruit pictures I took, in Nature camp to a small
village of Warli tribe in Wada region, Maharashtra
The fruit in the second picture was lying below the plant.
Date/Time- 26.09.10-----3.12 pm
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS------ Wada region, Maharashtra
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type------------Wild
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb--------
Height/Length----
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size -------
Inflorescence Type/ Size-
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- ----
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds—
Please give ID
With Warm Regards,
E.Thiruvengadam
Mobile 09987886892
Chembur, Mumbai - 400074

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Sharad Kambale

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Oct 27, 2010, 9:52:48 AM10/27/10

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Dear Thiru,

This is Dioscorea species. belonging to family Dioscoreaceae.

Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 27, 2010, 10:50:13 AM10/27/10

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Dioscorea for sure, may be bulbifera.
Pankaj

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Jayanta

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Oct 27, 2010, 12:12:44 PM10/27/10

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Dioscoria bulbifera or Air Yam. The fruit are not true fruits rather
Aerial tubers. It can be planted to grow new crops.

Pudji Widodo

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Dec 7, 2010, 4:04:25 AM12/7/10

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I think the first picture is Dioscorea bulbifera with aerial tubers.
The second one may be the rotten tuber that looks like a real fruit.

Pudji Widodo
Fakultas Biologi Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
PURWOKERTO 53122 INDONESIA

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