Myxopyrum smilacifolium

[raju das]

Dear all,

Myxopyrum smilacifolium Bl.(Oleaceae). Please validate the identification.

Date/Time- 31/08/2010 –2:30 PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Kokrajhar, Assam, Alt 150m
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Type

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- CLIMBER

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- 12-17.5x 6-10cm

SL No 310810of 001

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[tanay bose]

I think is plant is indeed

Myxopyrum smilacifolium Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 320. 1850.

Synonym: Myxopyrum ellipticifolium H. T. Chang.

Tanay

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[Pankaj Kumar]

Myxopyrum smilacifolium Blume Mus. Bot. 1(20): 320. 1851

Myxopyrum: 'myxo' means slimy and 'pyro' means fire, so may refer to
red or yellow colour of most probably fruit when ripe.
smilacifolium: leaf like Smilax

Regards
Pankaj

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:09 PM, raju das <dasr...@gmail.com> wrote:

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