liana

Selvalakshmi Selvaraj

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Oct 26, 2010, 12:08:22 PM10/26/10

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id for the the liana. is it celastraceae member?
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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

wood climber.jpg

fruits opened.jpg

Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 26, 2010, 12:41:55 PM10/26/10

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It should be Celastrus paniculatus I assume....
Pankaj

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Smita Raskar

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Oct 26, 2010, 12:45:49 PM10/26/10

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Yes i also feel same Celastrus paniculatus

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Vijayasankar

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Oct 26, 2010, 12:53:23 PM10/26/10

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Celastrus paniculatus, for sure. Nice pictures Selvalakshmi ji!

Regards

Vijayasankar

Neil Soares

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Oct 26, 2010, 1:04:51 PM10/26/10

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Hi,

Affirmative.This is Jyotismati [Celastrus paniculatus]. Please check the archives of this group for my previous photographs of this. Am sending a few photographs taken at my farm on the 10th of October showing Jyotismati fruiting and Spatholobus parviflora / Butea parviflora [Palas-vel] coming into buds. Flowering of Palas-vel is currently in full spate.

With regards,

Neil Soares.

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Jyotismati fruiting & Palas-vel flowering 1.jpg

Jyotismati fruiting 1.jpg

Jyotismati fruiting 2.jpg

Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 26, 2010, 1:07:26 PM10/26/10

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In Chhotanagpur this is supposed to be highly medicinal. Oil from seeds are used against Rheumatic pains and numerous other disorders.

Pankaj

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