Secamone emetica (Retz.) R. Br. ex Schult., Syst. Veg. 6: 124 1820. (syn: Periploca emetica Retz.);
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Scandent subshrubs. Leaves 4-5.5 x 1.5 cm, linear-elliptic, apex acute, base decurrent, margins recurved, pubescent beneath, lateral nerves indistinct, subsessile. Cymes axillary, trichotomously branched; peduncles 0.5 cm; calyx lobes 0.5 mm, ovate, ciliate; corolla lobes twisted either to the left or right, 2 x 1 mm, oblong, ovate or acute at apex; corona staminal, of 5 scales; ovary 0.7 mm. Follicles paired, 7.5 x 0.8 cm, blunt at base and tapering at apex.

Flowering and fruiting: May-November
Scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

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ARJUL55 Asclepiadaceae climber for ID : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).
Bangalore July 2014

Secamone? sp


Yes it is Secamone emetica (Retz.) R.Br ex Schult



Secamone emetica (Retz.) R. Br. ex Schult SN Oct29 :  1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2).
Secamone emetica (Retz.) R. Br. ex Schult,
common wild climber in the hills of Krishnagiri dt Tamilnadu



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03092017BHAR2 : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)
Found in Yelagiri hills of Eastern ghats.
Climber

Apocyanaceae?   


Secamone emetica (Retz.) R. Br. ex Schult. [Apocynaceae].

Appears to be Secamone emetica from Apocyanaceae
I have also recorded this during 2016 from Yelagiri Hills.

Which place did you recorded in Yelagiri?
I just had a walk down hills in roads through the hair pin bends and found it.


In the foothill. I made a walk from the plains towards the hill. I went upto 5th bend and came down.




Unknown Plant from Manipur: 2 images.
Requesting species ID of the unknown climber observed from the tropical forest of Langol in Manipur.
Time of Observation: December, 2021


Pl. check Apocynaceae:
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/01/22/apocynaceae/


Could not find any match as per comparative images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/01/22/apocynaceae/


Pentasachme wallichii Wight ??


Secamone emetica.


Yes, appears close as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2014/08/03/secamone-emetica/


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Apocynaceae: Secamone emetica (Retz.) Schult.: 1 high res. image.
synonym: Periploca emetica Retz.
location/date: University of Agricultural Sciences campus, Bangalore, July 1997


 

 


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References:
The Plant List Ver.1.1  Tropicos  GRIN  India Biodiversity Portal  Keystone foundation  JSTOR 

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