051110PR-2-Bangalore for ID

[Padmini Raghavan]

I saw this vine in a garden at Bangalore and was impressed by the way it was extending all over, including on some overhead cables.

Please help me id it.

Thanks,

Padmini Raghavan.

[Vijayasankar]

Nice pictures Padmini ji. It is Tinospora cordifolia, an important medicinal plant.

Regards

Vijayasankar

[Padmini Raghavan]

Is this the one with a square cross-section stem?

Thanks for the id.

Regards,

Padmini Raghavan.

[tanay bose]

This plant is commonly known as GUDUCHI I dont think it has a square stem !! 

Tanay

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[Pankaj Kumar]

You cant confirm the species, unless you check the petiole and leaf if
it has short hairs over it. There is another similar looking species,

Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr. Sunyatsenia 1: 193. 1934

Regards
Pankaj

On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Padmini Raghavan <pad...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Gurcharan Singh]

These two species have been discussed quite often on this group, but unfortunately we don't have authentic well illustrated photographs of T. malabarica, which is now known as T. sinensis

To me the branches do look hairy, and the crimson fruits on longer stalks do suggest T. chinensis (syn: T. malabarica). These two threads should help in resoving the issue:

https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/115f1c282cb82c4e/17686163c566f98c?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Tinospora+sinensis#17686163c566f98c

 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/7a67a748002dc80/70475d57a15f19df?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Tinospora+sinensis#70475d57a15f19df

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[Vijayasankar]

Padmini ji, in cross section the stem will be circular in outline and you can see numerous medullary rays arching from center to periphery, giving a wheel-like appearance, a characteristc feature of (most of the) Menispermaceae members.

 

By looking at the leaf shape, size and glabrous nature (i think it is not hairy, right?) i am sure it is T. cordifolia. This is common in most of the gardens in Bangalore. The other species (T. sinensis) is seldom planted here except in gardens of some research institutions.

Regards

Vijayasankar

[mani nair]

Also known by the name Giloy.  It is used in Ayurvedic medicines for increasing immunity.

Regards,

Mani.

[Mahadeswara Swamy]

This is T.cordifolia. Very common plant in Karnataka especially Mysore and Bangalore. --- On Sat, 6/11/10, mani nair <mani....@gmail.com> wrote:

[Gurcharan Singh]

I would request that some member uploads the authentic well illustrated photographs of T. chinensis (syn: T. malabarica).

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[Pankaj Kumar]

We have this wild in our campus, but right now only dry stem is left....

Pankaj

[Rashida Atthar]

Sir,  Dr. Almeida showed us T. chinensis at Sawantwadi in Sep., 10. Uploading the same separately.

regards,

Rashida.