Leea setuligera

Leea setuligera C. B. Clarke, J. Bot. 19(220): 105–106 1881. (syn: Leea mastersii C.B.Clarke; Leea tenuifolia Craib);
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W. India, Assam to China (Yunnan) and Thailand as per POWO;
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China (Yunnan), India (Assam, Maharashtra, Karnataka), Thailand, ?Myanmar [Burma] as per CoL;
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SK546 06 JUN-2017:ID : 13 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)

Location: Teesta, Kalimpong, India

Date: 24 May  2017

Altitude: 4000 ft.

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Leea? Or Vitaceae?

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Leea rubra Blume ex Spreng.   ??? or Leea robusta  

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It is Leea rubra Blume ex Spreng. for me.  

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This should be Leea alata Edgew.

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I could not decide. Waiting for final validation.

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I think the image is of Leea rubra.

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Again confusion!

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You can decide on final I’d.

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I found the keys between these two species at Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993).

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As petioles are not winged, it can not be Leea alata. I also feel it is close to images at Leea guineense (syn. Leea coccinea Planch.)
As per 08-05-2021 : S-KOLEY : Leea diversity in India from Surajit ji:
“… upload from Kalimpong – efi thread is either L. rubra Bl. Ex Spreng or L. guineensis G. Don.

Unfortunately, the paper I am following doesn’t provide description of both species. And I have no clear idea how to differentiate them without ‘KEY-III” and stipule picture. Yet, I agree with the established id, as L. guineensis G. Don, because –

1. inside of petal is creamy-yellow
2. long acuminate tips of the leaflets and nerves
3. apparently longer staminodial tube

Thank you.”

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I guess you are right

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As per Flora of India this should be Leea setuligera C. B. Clarke
Leea guineensis G. Don: staminodial tube 2-3mm long
L. rubra Spreng. ex Blume and L. setuligera C. B. Clarke: staminodial tube less than 2mm
L. setuligera C. B. Clarke: Flowers turn creamish yellow on maturity, leaf margins closely serrate and stiff bristles on the upper surface of the leaflets between each pair of the nerves (as in leaf photograph while zooming).

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A few words about Leea setuligera Clarke, copied below, from the paper I am following –
” Leaves 2 or 3-pinnate, leaflets numerous ….. (continued)
…. staminodial tube 1.5-1.8 mm. …..”
“Distribution – India (Concan, Asam), Thailand …”
These days my eyes are getting really tired, maybe due to age, and of course for looking at the screen of the computer and cellulars for hours.

Distribution is not the problem area, Sir ji, distribution records depend upon reporting of the species from the area and it takes time to update the distribution list, I think.

Assam, China South-Central, India, Thailand – POWO

Looking at the long leaflets which are toothed only in the upper part, it looks like Leea alata Edgew. to me. Leea rubra Royle is a synonym. I hope people are not mixing it up with Leea rubra Blume ex Spreng., which is a different plant.

It is not about Leea alata Edgew or L. rubra Bl. ex spreng. Please visit our (entire) root discussion at – efi thread

Thanks …, for pointing me to the discussion. I was unaware of it.

Should we tentatively take it as Leea setuligera ?

I don’t see any reason to change my suggestion

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References: POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  Tropicos  IPNI  GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China  Flora of peninsular India  India Biodiversity Portal  IBIS Flora