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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) Date : 10 August 2017 Does not match as per comparative images at /species/a—l/cl/cucurbitaceae/cucumis 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 /species/a—l/cl/cucurbitaceae/solena
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 . 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) . Cucurbitaceae Week: Solena amplexicaulis_RKC01_05042012: 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)
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)
Hooghly today – Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi : Attachments (6). 1 post by 1 author. 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 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. I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. (may be subsp. napaulensis) as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf) I am taking this as Solena heterophylla subsp. napaulensis (Ser.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes … as the fruits in the observation, I think are a good match.
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.]
Attachments (4)
I think it should be Solena heterophylla Lour. as per attachment (DeWilde_Solena_Blumea2004 (1).pdf)
Diplocyclis palmatus : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Thanks, … Does not match with images at Diplocyclos palmatus
It should be Solena heterophylla Lour. as per images herein.
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.
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 /species/a—l/a/apocynaceae 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
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 . 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 . 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) GRIN Flora of China Tropicos Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Flora of Pakistan (As syn. of Solena amplexicaulis ) India Biodiversity Portal The Plant List (Solena heterophylla Lour. synonym of Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi) |
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