Solena heterophylla Lour., Fl. cochinch. 2:514. 1790 (Syn: Bryonia napaulensis Ser.; Bryonia rheedei Blume; Bryonia sagittata Blume; Karivia rheedei (Blume) M.Roem.; (≡) Melothria heterophylla (Lour.) Cogn.; Melothria heterophylla (Lour.) Cogn. var. nepalensis (C.B. Clarke) Dhaliwal & M. Sharma; Melothria ovata Cogn.; Zehneria umbellata (Klein ex Willd.) Thwaites var. napaulensis (Ser.) C.B. Clarke) as per The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences by Susanne S. Renner, Arun K. Pandey. (2013).
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¿ so-LEN-ah ? — Greek: solen (pipes, tubes); referring to tubular flowers … Wiktionary
het-er-oh-FIL-uh — differently leaved … Dave’s Botanary .
commonly known as: creeping cucumber, diversely-leaved melothria • Gujarati: ગોમેટી gometi • Hindi: अमन्तमूल amantamul, तरली tarali • Kannada: ಬೀಂಪುಳಿ bimpuli • Konkani: गोयंटिणी goimtini • Malayalam: ഞെരിഞ്ഞാമ്പുളി nerinnampuli • Marathi: गोमेटी gometi • Nepalese: बन कांकरो ban kankro • Oriya: ମଟକା mataka • Sanskrit:अम्लवेतस amlavetasa • Tamil: புளிவஞ்சி pulivanci • Telugu: అడవి దొండ adavi donda, తియ్యదొండ tiyyadonda .
Location: Pharping, Nepal
Altitude: 4500 ft.
Date: 24 August 2013
Pl. Check comparative images in EFI at Cucurbitaceae. Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi in Saldanha & Nicolson (accepted name) ??? Pl. check with Review of the Genus Solena (Cucurbitaceae) Authors: Wilde, W.J.J.O. De; Duyfjes, B.E.E. Source: Blumea – Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, Volume 49, Number 1, May 2004 , pp. 69-81(13). As per the CoL, Solena heterophylla Lour. is synonym for accepted name Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi in Saldanha & Nicolson.
Is it correct ? Pl. follow the publication I have sent the link. Location: Pharping, Nepal
Date: 20 July 2015
Altitude: 4500 ft.
These were shot at the same location as above. Wondering if it is Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi in Saldanha & Nicolson (accepted name) ??? Solena heterophylla Lour. (Synonym) ?? as per the Catalog of Life and the Plant list.
Yes, appears to be the same plant with the correct name as I stated earlier as per the publication link. COL is not correct in this. Thank you for the finalization of the ID.
Solena heterophylla Lour.
Nepali name : बन काँक्रो Ban Kaankro / गोल काँक्री Gol Kaankree / तिल्कोरे Tilkore
Why is ID so difficult ? Different websites showing different IDs.
SK778 07 OCT-2017:ID : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) Location : Thula Khet, Pokhara, Nepal
Date : 10 August 2017 Cucurbitaceae …?? Cucumis …???
Does not match as per comparative images at Appears close to images at Solena heterophylla Lour.
Looks like … Solena heterophylla Lour. ??? : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8)
Location: Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal
Date: 6 September 2017
Elevation : 7700 ft.
Solena heterophylla Lour. again ?? I hope so as per comparative images at Solena SK882 26 NOV-2017:ID : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Kasara Resort Chitwan, Nepal
Altitude: 550 ft.
Date: 10 August 2014 Trichosnthes or other Cucurbitaceae ??
Solena?
Pl. check
Any feedback?
Find it closer to images at Solena heterophylla Lour. I guess so … Could not point out due to confusion !
MS Oct.2016/32 Solena amplexicaulis ? For Id/confirmation : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Location : Lengpui, Mizoram Nice images, … Pl. Check with comparative images at Solena page in EFI site. It is Solena heterophylla Lour. as per images herein. Solena heterophylla, Lour is a synonym of Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi No. Pl. check at Solena heterophylla Lour. Melothria heterophylla Cucurbitaceae (pumpkin, or gourd family) » Solena amplexicaulis
Synonyms: Bryonia amplexicaulis, B. hastata, B. nepalensis, B. umbellata, Karivia umbellata, Melothria amplexicaulis, M. angulata, M. heterophylla, Momordica umbellata, Solena heterophylla, Zehneria hastata, Z. umbellata ¿ sow-LEE-nah ? — pronunciation / meaning not known … please help.
am-pleks-ih-KAW-liss — clasping the stem Native to: India; distributed in tropical Asia
Edible use (WILD):
… leaves and unripe fruits (as VEGETABLE) … eaten by Rabha tribal community …NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository<>
I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla as per DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf Wayanad flora #11 | Climber-Red fruit IdReq 24Mar2011: Date/Time-10 Jan 2011
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Sulthan Battery, Waynaad, Kerala Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, Garden Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Climber Height/Length-approx – 30 feet, Climbing on a tree, Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape – ~Heart, Margin -Smooth, Size-10 cms approx., almost dry- leaves/fruit Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts – No flowers Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Red, 9cms, dry fruit-brown,
– This is Solena amplexicaulis [S.heterophylla]. Sending you one of my photographs taken at my farm. Also please check the archives of this group for my other photographs of this. – I am just curious why it is called amplexicaulis? The leaf is not amplexicaulis in the picture. – Solena amplexicaulis is a highly polymorphic species with lots of variation in the shape & size of leaves and fruits and also in the length of petiole, etc. I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla as per DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf solena amplexicaulis: 5 images. THIS IS USE FOR WORSHIP IN OUR REGION FOR NAGPANCHMI
FESTIVAL, ACCORDING TO COMMON NAME I HAVE FIND NAME solena amplexicaulis I think Solena amplexicaulis of Cucurbitaceae family. Agreed. Flowering generally occurs between August and October, but this year it commenced early in June and ended abruptly around the 3rd week of July. Sending a few photographs.
Please also check the archives of this group for my previous photographs of the leaves, flowers & fruit. It seems that you are collecting a good data on phenology as well. That is great! Thanks for sharing valuable information on the early flowering. Do you think that the early flowering is because of early onset of monsoon and good amount of summer showers.
Further, the series of pictures are very nice depicting most of the characters of the pretty climber. The amplexicaul leaves (leaves having lobes that completely surround the stem.) are clearly visible in the second and last pictures. You could be right. This year the monsoons arrived early and has been pretty heavy in the catchment areas with 3 of the 5 lakes supplying water to Bombay already overflowing. I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla as per DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf
Solena amplexicaulis Syn. Melothria heterophylla
A climber of Cucurbitaceae family. Observed growing wild in Mulshi area Western ghats. Both the names indicate some characters found in it. The amplexicaul nature of the leaves which also show heterophylly i.e different types of leaf shapes. We had discussion on this recently through … post. Some description…. Flowers tiny may be less than a cm. Axillary often in pira or cluster of 3-4 flowers. Leaves 5-6 cm. Oval but of variable shapes. Tendrils present. Simply superb pictures! Really amplexicaulius leaves and the variation of leaves is also depicted!
It may not be Solena amplexicaulis as it is distributed in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & Endemic as per The Cucurbitaceae of India:Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences by Susanne S. Renner, Arun K. Pandey. (2013).
Other species are Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla (syn. Melothria heterophylla (Lour.) Cogn. widely distributed all over India &
Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. napaulensis (Ser.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes distributed in Western Himalaya (Garhwal, Kumaon hills, Uttarakhand) as per The Cucurbitaceae of India. For differences between two subspecies, pl. see Flora of China. I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) . This one is from Chakrata, want to know the exact id…. I hope this is a Solena spp.
This looks like Gometi [Solena amplexicaulis]. Please check the archives of this group for my photographs of this. Yes it seems to be Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi (syn: Solena heterophylla), different from Diplocycos in simple tendrils (branched in diplocycos), leaves glacous beneath, margin with minute distant teeth. It may not be Solena amplexicaulis as it is distributed in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & Endemic as per The Cucurbitaceae of India:Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences by Susanne S. Renner, Arun K. Pandey. (2013).
Other species are Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla (syn. Melothria heterophylla (Lour.) Cogn. widely distributed all over India &
Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. napaulensis (Ser.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes distributed in Western Himalaya (Garhwal, Kumaon hills, Uttarakhand) as per The Cucurbitaceae of India. For differences between two subspecies, pl. see Flora of China. I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) . Solena amplexicaulis [S.heterophylla]
– Creeping Cucumber Climber Native Sulthan Batteri, Wayanad, Kerala I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. (subsp. heterophylla) as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi
¿ so-LEN-ah ? — from the Greek solen (pipes, tubes); referring to tubular flowers
am-pleks-ih-KAW-liss — clasping the stem … Dave’s Botanary Oct 8, 2011 … at base of Koraigad, Maharashtra
commonly known as: clasping-stemmed solena, diversely-leaved melothria • Bengali: kudri • Hindi: अमन्तमूल amantamul, बन काकड़ा ban kakra, तरली tarali • Kannada: ಬೀಮ್ಪುಳಿ bimpuli • Konkani: गोयंटिणी goimtini • Malayalam: ഞെരിഞ്ഞാമ്പുളി nerinnampuli • Marathi: गोमेटी gometi • Nepalese: बन कांकरो ban kankro • Oriya: kamaraja • Rabha: nakal naru • Sanskrit: अम्ळवेतसः amlavetasah • Tamil: புளிவஞ்சி pulivanci • Telugu: అడవి దొండ adavi donda, తీగదొండ tigadonda Native to: India; distributed in tropical Asia References: Flowers of India • eFlora • Flora of Sri Lanka • M.M.P.N.D. • DDSA • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar more views: Oct 8, 2011 … at base of Koraigad, Maharashtra Jul 11, 2010 … at base of Prabalgad, Maharashtra
… more views at flickr.
It may not be Solena amplexicaulis as it is distributed in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & Endemic as per The Cucurbitaceae of India:Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences by Susanne S. Renner, Arun K. Pandey. (2013).
Other species are Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla (syn. Melothria heterophylla (Lour.) Cogn.) widely distributed all over India &
Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. napaulensis (Ser.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes distributed in Western Himalaya (Garhwal, Kumaon hills, Uttarakhand) as per The Cucurbitaceae of India. For differences between two subspecies, pl. see Flora of China. I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) . Cucurbitaceae Week: Solena amplexicaulis_RKC01_05042012: Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi Cucurbitaceae
Loc.: On way to Gelling (near Indo-China border), Arunachal Pradesh (ca 700m)
Date: October, 2005
Local name: Called as ‘Dongkoryong’ by ‘Adi’ tribe. Fruits are sometimes eaten by children.
It may not be Solena amplexicaulis as it is distributed in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & Endemic as per The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences by Susanne S. Renner, Arun K. Pandey. (2013).
Other species are Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla (syn. Melothria heterophylla (Lour.) Cogn.) widely distributed all over India &
Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. napaulensis (Ser.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes distributed in Western Himalaya (Garhwal, Kumaon hills, Uttarakhand) as per The Cucurbitaceae of India. For differences between two subspecies, pl. see Flora of China. I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) Cucurbitaceae Week :: Solena amplexicaulis at Prabalgad: Sharing few photographs of Solena amplexicaulis.
Family: Cucurbitaceae Location: Prabalgad Habitat: Wild Plant Habit: Climber. I’ve uploaded the fruits in a separate thread. https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/rcRuJuOR4tU It may not be Solena amplexicaulis as it is distributed in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & Endemic as per The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences by Susanne S. Renner, Arun K. Pandey. (2013). Other species are Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla (syn. Melothria heterophylla (Lour.) Cogn.) widely distributed all over India &
Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. napaulensis (Ser.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes distributed in Western Himalaya (Garhwal, Kumaon hills, Uttarakhand) as per The Cucurbitaceae of India. For differences between two subspecies, pl. see Flora of China. I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) . Cucurbitaceae week : Solena amplexicaulis Mulshi Pune: Solena amplexicaulis Syn. Melothria heterophylla
A climber of Cucurbitaceae family. Observed growing wild in Mulshi area Western ghats. Both the names indicate some characters found in it. The amplexicaul nature of the leaves which also show heterophylly i.e different types of leaf shapes. Some description….Flowers tiny may be less than a cm. Axillary often in pira or cluster of 3-4 flowers. Leaves 5-6 cm. Oval but of variable shapes. Tendrils present I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. (subsp. heterophylla) as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi in Saldanha & Nicholson, Fl. Hassan Dist. 179. 1976
Syn: Bryonia amplexicaulis Lam.; Solena heterophylla (Lour.) Cogn.
Climbing herb with simple tendrils; leaves variable, cordate at base, lobed scabrid with minute glands; flowers small white or yellowish; fruit oblong or ovoid, 20-25 mm long.
Photographed from near Dakpathar.
I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) Climber for ID : 29062013 : RV 2 : Attachments (3). 5 posts by 4 authors. Please ID this delicate climber, saw in wild today (29.6.13) at SGNP, Mumbai. Any flower or fruit? Looks like Solena sp? No there were no flowers or fruits…….I will do the follow up after some days and try to look them, This is Gometi [Solena amplexicaulis]. Please check these links :
I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) Climber for ID : 30092013 : RV 1 : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 3 authors. Do the leaves and flowers belongs to same climber??????????/ Flowers are looking some what similar to those of Solena amplexicaulis.. I am sorry, you are right these are the flowers of Solena amplexicaulis and the leaves are of different climbers. I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) Hooghly today – Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi : Attachments (6). 1 post by 1 author. This looks like the one in – /species/a—l/cl/cucurbitaceae/solena/solena-amplexicaulis It may not be Solena amplexicaulis as it is distributed in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & Endemic as per The Cucurbitaceae of India:Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences by Susanne S. Renner, Arun K. Pandey. (2013).
Other species are Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla widely distributed all over India &
Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. napaulensis (Ser.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes distributed in Western Himalaya (Garhwal, Kumaon hills, Uttarakhand) as per The Cucurbitaceae of India I am attaching the only published revision of the genus Solena (by W. deWilde and his wife in Blumea 2004). It contains illustrations and a key to the three species that deWilde recognizes in this genus: Abstract copied here:
“The genus Solena Lour. is redefined, and its 3 species and 1 subspecies are keyed out and described: S. amplexicaulis occurs in S India, S. heterophylla, with 2 subspecies is widespread, but does not occur in S India, and S. umbellata (Klein ex Willd.) W.J. de Wilde & Duyfjes, comb. nov., occursbin S India and Sri Lanka. The status of S. heterophylla subsp. napaulensis (Ser.) W.J. de Wilde & Duyfjes, comb. & stat. nov. needs further study as this subspecies is very similar to the more widespread subsp. heterophylla, but it is distinct by sigmoid thecae. Solena amplexicaulis is taxonomically more distinct from the other two species of Solena. In southern India Kedrostis foetidissima much resembles Solena in general habit, especially by the more or less amplexicaul leaves, and therefore it is discussed and keyed out against Solena” Attachment- DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1MB)
Yes, …, but interestingly, i think, it does qualify Momordica umbellata of Flora Indica iii. 710. A vine.. Kalatope id al160711a: A vine growing on the bushes for id…
Location Kalatope, Chamba
Altitude 2100 mts Habit Creeper/climber Habitat wild Flower size 5mm This could be Solena amplexicaulis (Family: Cucurbitaceae). I agree with.. id. I agree with .., the last picks looks different, is there any chance of its beeing from different plant, though the leaves are extremely polymorphic in Solena amplexicaulis. Extremely apologetic about the error… you’re right .. the last image was from a different berry creeper…. It may not be Solena amplexicaulis as it is distributed in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & Endemic as per The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences by Susanne S. Renner, Arun K. Pandey. (2013).
Other species are Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla widely distributed all over India &
Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. napaulensis (Ser.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes distributed in Western Himalaya (Garhwal, Kumaon hills, Uttarakhand) as per The Cucurbitaceae of India For differences between two subspecies, pl. see Flora of China DSCN4144.jpg is different climber it belongs to Vitaceae It is a Cissus sp I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. (check for the subspecies) as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) 1 AUG 12
Govind Ghat – Ghangaria trail … 5800 – 10160 ft Habitat: along trail on mountain slope Looks like Diplocyclos palmatus syn Bryonopsis palmatus Perhaps yes Here are ours from Chakrata: both species
Diplocyclos
Solena
To me it looks like Solena amplexicaulis Putting pictures for comparison:
Yes Solena appears the closest choice. Yes Sir leaves and flowers are different in both and clearly seen in … Post Need clarification regarding whether shape of Solena amplexicaulis does vary. Yes … leaf shape varies but not of flowers pls see attached picture of mine shot from Govindghat-Ghangriya Trek Tendrils in focus should be conclusive, as leaves can vary. Tendrils are simple in Solena, forked in Diplocyclos Need clarification regarding whether shape of Solena amplexicaulis fruit does vary. My concern is about the fruit in the posted plant – is kind of ellipsoid with pointed ends, with no signs of ridges; … in the comparative pictures, have posted a Solena amplexicaulis fruit which in growing stage is already elongated, shows hint of ridges too. Young fruit always looks different from a mature fruit. You should concentrate on shape of corolla: in Solena and your plant corolla lobes are very small and somewhat recurved, in Diplocyclos they are very long (tube very small) and spreading. Also in your specimens I could not detect any forked tendril. I think we better go with Solena only. Solena amplexicaulis ?? from PTR 71209 – NSD 124 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).
This climber is from Pench Tiger Reserve Photo taken on 1 Aug 2005 I think it is Solena amplexicaulis experts pl confirm or id otherwise Affirmitive …. Sending you my photographs for comparison. [Solena amplexicaulis is synonymous with Solena heterophylla & Melothria heterophylla.]
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I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) Request for ID- 280610RA1 : 7 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (7). Request ID of this plant please. Thank you.
Nice photographs of Solena heterophylla [S.amplexicaulis] locally called Gometi. Please check the archives of this group for my photographs of the same, else could send them again. Nice photographs … Sending 2 photos from Lohagad. Do have a look.
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Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi in Saldanha & Nicholson, Fl. Hassan Dist. 179. 1976. C. Jeffrey in Kew Bull. 34(4): 793. 1980. Synonym:
thanx for getting idied in 24 hours…the name is self explanotary… I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. as per DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf Request for id – climber at CEC – 2010_07_06_SSN : 8 posts by 7 authors. Attachments (6). Attached pics of an unidentified climber seen at CEC, Goregaon, Mumbai on 6th June 2010. Flowers – very tiny and white. I have seen this creeper in a farm near Dombivli, but do not know the botanical name. it looks like Thumbergia sp. Waiting for answers. Nice pictures …!
It is Solena amplexicaulis (= S. heterophylla) of Cucurbitaceae. Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi I hope TT I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) NATIVE :: Cucurbitaceae (pumpkin, or gourd family) » Solena amplexicaulis : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4). Solena amplexicaulis (syn. Bryonia amplexicaulis, Bryonia hastata, Bryonia umbellata, Karivia umbellata, Melothria amplexicaulis, Melothria angulata, Melothria heterophylla, Momordica umbellata, Solena heterophylla, Zehneria hastata, Zehneria umbellata) The campanulate flower of this plant looks really beautiful I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. as per DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf Solena amplexicaulis fruiting : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (7).
Solena amplexicaulis [Gometi] was fruiting at my farm at Shahapur today. Sending a few photographs. The flowers were very well represented in the photos I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. as per DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf Solena hetrophylla subsp. heterophylla—–for sharing and validation : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2)
taken at aambyvalley rd., lonavala, pune in june14. Diplocyclis palmatus : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Sharing some pictures of D. palmatus shot at Nagarkot Nepal on 8 July 2016 at 7000 ft . Thanks, … Does not match with images at Diplocyclos palmatus
Solena amplexicauslis ABJUL01/09 : 10 posts by 3 authors. 9 images. I found this plant (female) climbing on the roadside fence yesterday and today I found another with male flowers. I think this is the Creeping Cucumber. Please advise if I am wrong.
Solena amplexicauslis—Creeping Cucumber
Mcleodganj and above, Dharamshala, HP
1750, 1800m
07-08 July, 2016. Please read amplexicaulis. My apologies. I found a couple of ripe fruits on another vine at 2000m yesterday. Are these cucumbers edible? Please advise. 2 images. It should be Solena heterophylla Lour. as per images herein . Images of Solena amplexicaulis in FOI should be of Solena heterophylla Lour. : 4 posts by 2 authors.
Images of Solena amplexicaulis in FOI should be of Solena heterophylla Lour.
as per Solena heterophylla Lour. & as per comparative images at Solena in efi based on the following:
REVIEW OF THE GENUS SOLENA (CUCURBITACEAE)– W.J.J.O. DE WILDE & B.E.E. DUYFJES- BLUMEA 49: 69–81 (2004)
The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences by Susanne S. Renner, Arun K. Pandey. (2013)
Thanks for informing about the important update. The correction has been made: Thanks … for reminding of this correction; I have revised my notes in my flickr account. I am sending a separate post related to compilation of this plant’s regional names. . via Species > S > Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla … family: Cucurbitaceae
Solena ? For ID : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (19) Could this be Solena amplexicaulis?
Pictures taken at Kasara, Maharashtra in Aug 2016 Thanks, …, for detailed images. Solena heterophylla Lour. and Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi are 2 different species and are both accepted names in theplantlist (ver 1.1) database.
I understand that you are referring to an excellent paper in Phytokeys (2013) by Renner and Pandey (The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names,synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences) in support of the name S heterophylla, which is fine. The paper states that S amplexicaulis does not occur in the geography from where this plant is reported. MS Oct.2016/33 Climber for ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Location : Hualtu, Mizoram
Date : 10-08-2007 Habit : Climber Habitat : Wild Note : Tender leaves are eaten cooked as a vegetable Solena species ? Solena amplexicaulis May be Solena heterophylla Lour. as per images herein and as per your another posting recently. SK1265 07 JUL 2018 : 10 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)- around 700 kb each.
Location: Kalimpong, WB, India
Date: 10 May 2018
Altitude: 5000 ft.
Habit : Wild
Cucurbitaceae ?? ID ??
Also check Did not find match.
Than also check at
Already checked … Could not make a match Sir please check Passifloraceae, Adenia wightiana? and Other species.
Why not Solena heterophylla?
Thank you …!
Solena heterophylla subsp. heterophylla ??
I expect some clarification.
Which one is the correct accepted name according to the following links.
What is the difference between Solena heterophylla subsp. heterophylla and Solena heterophylla ?
Thanks, … Any species is first described as e. g. Solena heterophylla This you can say is Solena heterophylla subsp. heterophylla.
If subsequently, any other subspecies of this species is described, only than we use subsp. heterophylla. Otherwise we simply call it Solena heterophylla.
There has been confusion regarding taxonomy of this species and we have got correct details in efi site, based on latest publication from Renner and Pandey. Pl. check.
SK1344 02 AUG 2018 : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7) – around 500 kb each. Location: Nagarkot, Nepal
Date: 11 June 2018
Altitude: 6500 ft.
Habit : Wild
Is this too Solena heterophylla Lour. ?? or subspecies ??
Why so much variations in leaf shapes for this sp.??
Thanks, … I do not remember seeing such a variation in our earlier post. Pl. check all posts again in our site. Not only leaves, but the pedicels are also unlike the ones I have seen..
Checked all Cucubitaceae in the following link but could not get a match. Going through all details, I feel it should be female flowers of Solena heterophylla only. Thank you … Me too. Recently I have noticed three types of leaves from a single plant which I shall post in few days time.
. Solena heterophylla Lour. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)
Location: Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Date: 7 August 2018
Elevation: 4400 ft.
Habit : Wild
Attachments (6)- around 550 kb each. Solena heterophylla Lour. : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8)- around 500 kb each.
Location: Nagarkot
Date: 21 August 2018
Elevation:6500 ft.
Habit : Wild
Yes, … Location: Nagarkot
Date: 21 August 2018
Elevation:6800 ft.
Habit : Wild
Once again with three types of leaves from one plant.
Attachments (7) – around 500 kb each.
Re: New Cucurbita : 3 posts by 3 authors. 6 images. Rajnagar, Kumarghat,Tripura
Kindly identify
Resembles Solena heterophylla, Yes, it resembles.
. Solena heterophylla Lour. : 1 very high resolution image. Location: Kathmandu Valley
Date: October 2020
Elevation: 2400m.
Habitat : Wild . images of Solena, Captured Doda JK: 5 high resolution images. Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi ex Saldanha & Nicolson This is Solena heterophylla Lour. as per comparative images at Solena . I’d requested for this climber from Rajouri-jandk: 3 images. Adenia sp. Passifloraceae, I think it is looking Solena amplexicaulis You’re right …, I too agree with you for ID, I think it may be more widespread and highly variable species of Solena heterophylla as per images and details herein. . Solena heterophylla: I think Yes. . Cucurbitaceae from Pechartal, Tripura: 5 images. This is Solena heterophylla Lour. as per images and details herein. . SK 3030 09 October 2021: 6 very high res. images. Yes, Solena heterophylla . ID wild plant Silent sp.: 14 images. Reference corrected to Solena sp. Please check Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi Thank you very much dear …, for the ID suggestion, the leaf veins are very close to Solena heterophylla, please check the collage. First top is S. amplexicaulis Leaves are variable in these species. . SK 3212 09 September 2021: 6 very high res. images. Location: Jumla, West Nepal
Altitude: 2500m.
Date: 25 August 2021
Habit : Wild
Solena heterophylla Lour. ??
Yes, Solena heterophylla . SK 3233 16 September 2021: 5 high res. images. Location: Jumla, West Nepal
Altitude: 2500m.
Date: 23 August 2021
Habit : Wild
Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi ?? It will be Solena heterophylla, as per images and details herein. . Cucurbit ID help needed: Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi ex Saldanha & Nicolson?? Most likely to be Solena heterophylla, as per images and details herein. . Solena heterophylla Lour: 6 very high res. images. Location: Dunai, Dolpa, Nepal
Altitude: 2200m.
Date: 17 June 1022
Habit : Wild
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