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Neha Singh

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May 16, 2011, 6:14:14 AM5/16/11
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I found this tree on Taljai hill, Pune.
Please identify.

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H S

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May 16, 2011, 6:29:54 AM5/16/11
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Watakaka volubilis
 
pls check the recent correct name for this plant....

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 3:14 AM, Neha Singh <neha.v...@gmail.com> wrote:
I found this tree on Taljai hill, Pune.
Please identify.




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Pankaj Kumar

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May 16, 2011, 6:31:42 AM5/16/11
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Dregea volubilis
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Pankaj

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Neil Soares

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May 16, 2011, 6:34:51 AM5/16/11
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Hi,
 This is the Green Milkweed Climber [Wattakaka volubilis].
                  Regards,
                    Neil Soares.


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Gurcharan Singh

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May 16, 2011, 7:06:23 AM5/16/11
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Neha ji
Just for record it is a climber often twining around trees and not a tree. 
The accepted name is Dregea volubilis (L.f.) Benth. ex Hook.f. (syn: Wattakaka volubilis (L. f.) Stapf).

Both Kew Plant List and GRIN do not recognise Wattakaka as distinct genus.


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Sid

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May 17, 2011, 6:12:39 AM5/17/11
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Neha Ji,

If possible also include the date of shooting as it will help inferring other information such as Phenology.

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Dinesh Valke

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May 17, 2011, 6:31:58 AM5/17/11
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Dregea volubilis is vattakkakkakkoti, wattakakacodi in Malayalam ... Stephen ji's post at https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/9hyjs0eucPE/discussion

Regards.
Dinesh

Neha Singh

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May 19, 2011, 2:30:16 AM5/19/11
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Thanks for identification.

I clicked this pic on 14th April 2011, Taljai Hill, Pune.

Will add date of shoot from now on .

Regards.
Neha Singh

Sid

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May 19, 2011, 2:49:35 AM5/19/11
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Thanks Neha ji, I could infer the date from the camera exif data, anyway thanks for providing the date.
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