Digitate leaf and fruited climber Matheran

[Sharmila Punde]

Dear All,

     Please help find attached climber.

Location: Matheran, Maharashtra, Western Ghats.

Date: Mid December 2018

Seems fruit was ripen with chocolate color.

Must be LHP of some insect as eggs were laid on leaves.

Thanks

Sharmila

[VIVEK VIVEKANANTHAN]

Parthenocissus quinquefolia? Please check

Vivekananthan M 

Junior Research Fellow,

Care Earth Trust,  

Chennai.

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[carmelita]

Please, did you take photos of the tendrils? If the plant is P. quincuefolia the tendrils should be highly branched with adhesive discs at tendril apices. The plant does occur in India. I have this plant and the adhesive discs stick quite successfully to any and all surfaces and are difficult to remove. Also, I believe most of the Parthenocissus have a blue-color fruit. Thank you.

[Sharmila Punde]

Thanks Great help from Vivek Ji  and Carmelita Ji 🙏 

       Did not notice tendrils with disc at apex. In first photo tendril is not very branched and seems curled at apex. In case next time see a climber, will picture tendril specially.

Tried to match margin of  leaflets of Parthenocissus quinquefolia and Parthenocissus inserta. Both species as per wiki photos has very prominent teeth while the plant i spotted does not have such prominent teeth on margin. Can we ignore this teeth difference? If we ignore margin, can we consider it as Parthenocissus inserta?.  This remind me spotting such climbers many years ago in Nasik district and North Maharashtra, but did not notice disc at tendril apex, marginal teeth were not such prominent,  also fruits noticed were brown and not blue.

Thanks

Sharmila

      

[carmelita]

Can we look at Clematicsus opaca? I can't find information on the tendrils yet but the leaf is less toothed.

I am also looking at Cissus elongata which definitely occurs in India. Thank you, I must get to work now. Will try again later.

On Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at 6:32:13 AM UTC-5, sharmilafloraindia wrote:

[Samir Mehta]

Cissus elongata, it's quite common in Matheran & Lonavala area.

Regards,

Samir Mehta

[Sharmila Punde]

Thank you so much Carmelita Ji and Samir Ji 🙏

        Yes matching to Cissus elongat. Useful information Samir Ji about distribution.

Thanks again!

Sharmila

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[Sharmila Punde]

Thank you very much Vivek Ji for help!