{"id":1239920,"date":"2011-03-20T07:04:46","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T07:04:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:50:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:20:20","slug":"pentatropis-nevalis","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/pentatropis-nevalis\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentatropis nivalis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pentatropis<\/i> nivalis<\/i> (J.F. Gmel.) D.V. Field & J.R.I. Wood, <\/font>Kew<\/font> Bull. 38(2): 215 215 1983<\/i>. (syn: Asclepias nivalis<\/i> J.F.Gmel.<\/font><\/a>; Asclepias nivea<\/i> Forssk.<\/font><\/a>; Oxystelma caudatum<\/i> Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.<\/font><\/a>; Pentarrhinum fasciculatum<\/i> K.Schum.<\/font><\/a>; Pentatropis cynanchoides<\/i> R.Br. ex N.E.Br.<\/font><\/a>; Pentatropis fasciculata<\/i> (K.Schum.) N.E.Br.<\/font><\/a>; Pentatropis hoyoides<\/i> K.Schum.<\/font><\/a>; Pentatropis madagascariensis<\/i> Decne.<\/font><\/a>;\u00a0Pentatropis nivalis <\/i> subsp. madagascariensis<\/i> (Decne.) Liede & Meve<\/font><\/a>; Pentatropis rigida<\/i> Chiov.<\/font><\/a>; Pentatropis senegalensis<\/i> Decne.<\/font><\/a>; Strobopetalum carnosum<\/i> N.E.Br.<\/font><\/a>) as per POWO<\/a>;<\/div>\n
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Afghanistan, Burkina, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Gulf States, India<\/font>, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan<\/font>, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen<\/font> as per POWO<\/font><\/a>;<\/div>\n
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Common name:<\/b> White Milkweed \u2022 Hindi<\/b><\/span>: \u0906\u0915\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u0947\u0932 Aakari Bel \u2022 Sanskrit<\/b><\/span>: \u0915\u093e\u0915\u0928\u093e\u0938\u093f\u0915\u093e Kakanasika<\/div>\n
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Pentatropis nivalis : Oman : 05MAR16 : AK-1 : 01\/01<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments<\/span> (5)<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
This is Pentatropis nivalis<\/i> in the book Native Guide to Wild Plants of Oman.<\/font><\/p>\n
Id also confirmed by Dr Shahina Ghazanfar of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.<\/div>\n
The last picture has been taken just yesterday (4.3.16)<\/p>\n
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Wild Climber for ID : Muscat,Oman : 120812 : AK-1:<\/font><\/a> A wild climber found growing on a hedge<\/font> in Muscat,Oman<\/font> on 13\/7\/12.<\/font><\/p>\n

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It is a member of Periplocaceae<\/i> Schltr. or Asclepiadaceae<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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Its Pentatropis<\/i> species of Asclepiadaceae …..<\/div>\n
thought there are P.spiralis<\/i> and P.nivalis.<\/i> but this specimen is not matching with any one…<\/p>\n
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Pentatropis spiralis<\/i> <\/p>\n
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It should be of Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0(as per images, details and references herein) rather than Pentatropis spiralis<\/i>\u00a0(earlier wrongly identified in Flora of Pakistan<\/font><\/a>, but now no distribution in India as per WCSP<\/font><\/a>, POWO<\/font><\/a>\u00a0and PROTA<\/font><\/a>\u00a0(syn: Pentatropis spiralis<\/i> auct.<\/font><\/font><\/font>)<\/font>\u00a0as per details and references herein.<\/div>\n
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Flora of Panipat 2013: Pentatropis spiralis<\/font><\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (5). 3 posts by 2 authors.<\/div>\n
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This milkweed was shot from near Panipat<\/font> few days back (9.9.13),<\/font> wanted to share.. I hope this should be..\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
Pentatropis spiralis<\/i> (Forssk.) Decne.<\/p>\n
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Yes I am also agree with P spiralis<\/i>. New name according to theplantlist is\u00a0Blyttia<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>spiralis<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>(Forssk.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood.<\/p>\n
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It should be of Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0(as per images, details and references herein) rather than Pentatropis spiralis<\/i>\u00a0(earlier wrongly identified in Flora of Pakistan<\/font><\/a>, but now no distribution in India as per WCSP<\/font><\/a>, POWO<\/font><\/a>\u00a0and PROTA<\/font><\/a>\u00a0(syn: Pentatropis spiralis<\/i> auct.<\/font><\/font><\/font>)<\/font>\u00a0as per details and references herein.<\/p>\n
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Flora of Panipat: Pentatropis spiralis from Village Lohari Panipat<\/font><\/a> : Attachments (6). 3 posts by 2 authors.<\/div>\n
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Pentatropis spiralis<\/i> from Panipat district<\/font><\/div>\n
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I hope this is rightly identified..lovely pics..<\/p>\n

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Thanks for Confirmation … Still have to solve mystery of P spiralis<\/i> and P capensis<\/i><\/p>\n

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It should be of Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0(as per images, details and references herein) rather than Pentatropis spiralis<\/i>\u00a0(earlier wrongly identified in Flora of Pakistan<\/font><\/a>, but now no distribution in India as per WCSP<\/font><\/a>, POWO<\/font><\/a>\u00a0and PROTA<\/font><\/a>\u00a0(syn: Pentatropis spiralis<\/i> auct.<\/font><\/font><\/font>)<\/font>\u00a0as per details and references herein.<\/p>\n

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Climber for ID : 05112013 : RV\u00a03<\/font><\/a> : Attachments (4). 6 posts by 5 authors.<\/div>\n
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Requesting ID of this beautiful delicate climber growing in rocky terrain of Jaswant Thada of Rao Jodha Rock<\/font>, Jodhapur<\/font>…. picture taken in 3rd week of August<\/font> in wild.<\/font><\/p>\n
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… some beautiful member of Asclepiadaceae<\/i>, now into Apocynaceae<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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Check for Pentatropis<\/i> species.<\/p>\n
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Yes, this can be Pentatropis spiralis<\/i>… Apocyanaceae<\/i>…<\/p>\n
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Thanks … for giving a lead…. it is Pentatropis spiralis.<\/i><\/p>\n
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It should be of Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0(as per images, details and references herein) rather than Pentatropis spiralis<\/i>\u00a0(earlier wrongly identified in Flora of Pakistan<\/font><\/a>, but now no distribution in India as per WCSP<\/font><\/a>, POWO<\/font><\/a>\u00a0and PROTA<\/font><\/a>\u00a0(syn: Pentatropis spiralis<\/i> auct.<\/font><\/font><\/font>)<\/font>\u00a0as per details and references herein.<\/p>\n

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This looks very close to my pictures.<\/div>\n
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Need id of Asclepiad<\/font><\/a> :\u00a0<\/span>6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments<\/span> (4)<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n
I need id of following Asclepiad taxon.
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Could be Pentatropis<\/i> Species.<\/p>\n

This is just a suggested id.<\/p>\n
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Blyttia spiralis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0(syn. <\/font>Pentatropis<\/i> spiralis<\/i> (Forssk.) Decne.<\/font><\/font><\/a>) ?<\/font>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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It should be of Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0(as per images, details and references herein) rather than Pentatropis spiralis<\/i>\u00a0(earlier wrongly identified in Flora of Pakistan<\/font><\/a>, but now no distribution in India as per WCSP<\/font><\/a>, POWO<\/font><\/a>\u00a0and PROTA<\/font><\/a>\u00a0(syn: Pentatropis spiralis<\/i> auct.<\/font><\/font><\/font>)<\/font>\u00a0as per details and references herein.<\/div>\n
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Id100709phk<\/font><\/a> : Attachments (3 + 3).\u00a0\u00a010 posts by 5 authors.<\/div>\n
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Is it a Tylophora<\/i> spp.
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It is a Tylophora<\/i>, but is it T. ovata<\/i>?<\/p>\n
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It is Pentatropis nevalis.<\/i><\/p>\n
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Just to remind you – Dr.Almeida had identified these earlier photographs of yours as Pentatropis nevalis<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Pictures look similar to the images at Pentatropis capensis<\/font><\/b> (L. f.) Bullock<\/font><\/a>\u00a0. Pl. confirm. <\/font><\/span>
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I could not find any keys between these two species on net. If any one has them, pl. post so that proper Id can be done.<\/font><\/span>
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“Pentatropis<\/i> comprises three species: Pentatropis bentii<\/i> (N.E.Br<\/font><\/a>.) Liede from Somalia and southern peninsular Arabia, Pentatropis capensis<\/i> (L.f.) Bullock from India and Sri Lanka and Pentatropis nivalis<\/i>, which is now considered widespread from Africa to India<\/b>, after a revision in which many species were put into synonymy. The last two species are closely related and it is well possible that they belong to the same species. <\/b>Pentatropis<\/i> is closely related to Tylophora<\/i> and Pleurostelma<\/i>. “<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n

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Flora of Pakistan<\/font><\/a>\u00a0does not\u00a0mention Pentatropis nivalis, <\/i><\/b>but gives<\/font> only two other\u00a0species with keys as below:<\/div>\n
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Pentatropis<\/i> spiralis<\/i> (Forssk.) Decne.<\/span><\/span>\t is a synonym<\/font><\/a> of Blyttia<\/font> <\/font>spiralis<\/font> <\/font><\/b>(Forssk.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood<\/font><\/span><\/a><\/span> as per The Plant List Ver. 1.1<\/div>\n
There are no other posting of Pentatropis nivalis <\/i>on efi.<\/font><\/p>\n
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I am not sure of this id since I haven’t come across in India, but I will post Pentatropis nivalis<\/i> from Oman in another post.<\/p>\n

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Thanks, …, Here is the link to your post on Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Pictures posted by … from Oman at Pentatropis nivalis<\/font><\/i><\/a>\u00a0look much different from these.<\/div>\n
Pl. confirm the posted plant as Pentatropis capensis<\/i><\/font><\/a>.<\/p>\n
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Pentatropis nivalis<\/i> on Arkive<\/div>\n
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It should be of Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0(as per images, details and references herein) rather than Pentatropis spiralis<\/i>\u00a0(earlier wrongly identified in Flora of Pakistan<\/font><\/a>, but now no distribution in India as per WCSP<\/font><\/a>, POWO<\/font><\/a>\u00a0and PROTA<\/font><\/a>\u00a0(syn: Pentatropis spiralis<\/i> auct.<\/font><\/font><\/font>)<\/font>\u00a0as per details and references herein.<\/div>\n
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Pentatropis sp??27112012-PKA1:<\/font><\/a> Seen this climber with slender stem along the Mangroves<\/font> near Mankhurd Creek (Mumbai).<\/font>
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Bot. name: Pentatropis<\/i> sp??
Family: Asclepiadaceae<\/i>
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Very nice find. Me too have to rush to some nearby mangrove.
It does look like Pentatropis capensis<\/i> … http:\/\/www.flowersofindia.net\/catalog\/slides\/Ambarvel.html<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n
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Yes, it does look like P. capensis<\/i>. Thanks\u00a0\u2026<\/p>\n

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It should be Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0rather than Pentatropis capensis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0as per details and references herein.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Names of Plants in India :: Pentatropis capensis (L. f.) Bullock<\/font><\/a> : 5 posts by 2 authors. 1 image.<\/span><\/div>\n
via Species<\/font><\/a>\u200e > \u200eP<\/font><\/a>\u200e > Pentatropis capensis<\/i> (L. f.) Bullock … family: Apocynaceae<\/i> ~ Asclepiadaceae<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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pen-tuh-TROH-pis<\/b> — Greek: penta<\/i> (five); tropis<\/i> (ship’s keel)<\/font> … Dave’s Botanary<\/font><\/a>
ka-PEN-sis<\/b> — of or from the cape<\/font> … Dave’s Botanary<\/font><\/a>
commonly known as<\/b>: five-keeled Cape swallowwort<\/font><\/a>, stinking swallowwort<\/font><\/a> \u2022 Assamese<\/b>: \u0995\u09be\u0989\u09f0\u09c0\u09a0\u09c1\u09a4\u09c0\u09df\u09be \u09b2\u09a4\u09be kauri thutia lata<\/font><\/a> \u2022 Bengali<\/b>: \u09aa\u099e\u09cd\u099a\u09ac\u09c3\u09a4\u09bf \u09b2\u09a4\u09be panchabrti lata<\/font><\/a> \u2022 Gujarati<\/b>: \u0a95\u0acc\u0ab5\u0abe\u0aa1\u0acb\u0aa1\u0ac0 kauvadodi<\/font><\/a>, \u0ab6\u0ac0\u0a82\u0a97\u0acd\u0ab0\u0acb\u0a9f\u0ac0 shingroti<\/font><\/a>, \u0ab8\u0ac1\u0aa1\u0ac0\u0aaf\u0abe\u0ab5\u0ac7\u0ab2 sudiyavel<\/font><\/a>, \u0ab8\u0ac1\u0ab0\u0a9c\u0ab5\u0ac7\u0ab2 surajvel<\/font><\/a> \u2022 Hindi<\/b>: \u0905\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0930\u0935\u0947\u0932 ambarvel<\/font><\/a> \u2022 Kachchhi<\/b>: \u0aa7\u0acb\u0aa7\u0ab5\u0ab2 dhodhval<\/font><\/a>, \u0aa7\u0acb\u0aa7\u0ac0\u0a86\u0ab2 dhodhial<\/font><\/a> \u2022 Kannada<\/b>: \u0c89\u0caa\u0ccd\u0caa\u0cbf\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0cac\u0cb3\u0ccd\u0cb3\u0cbf uppili balli<\/font><\/a> \u2022 Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d2a\u0d7c\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d30\u0d02 parpparam<\/font><\/a> \u2022 Marathi<\/b>: \u092a\u0930\u092a\u0930\u092e parparam<\/font><\/a>, \u0936\u0940\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u094b\u091f\u093e shingrota<\/font><\/a> \u2022 Sanskrit<\/b>: \u0915\u093e\u0915\u0928\u093e\u0938\u093e kakanasa<\/font><\/a>, \u0915\u093e\u0915\u0924\u0941\u0923\u094d\u0921\u092b\u0932\u093e kakatundaphala<\/font><\/a>, \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0938\u093f\u0915\u093e sunasika<\/font><\/a>, \u0938\u0942\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 suryavalli<\/font><\/a>, \u0936\u0943\u0919\u094d\u0917\u093e\u0930\u0940\u0924\u093f shrngariti<\/font><\/a> \u2022 Tamil<\/b>: \u0b88\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf irkolli<\/font><\/a>, \u0b89\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf uppili<\/font><\/a> \u2022 Telugu<\/b>: \u0c1a\u0c47\u0c15\u0c41\u0c30\u0c4d\u0c24\u0c3f\u0c24\u0c40\u0c17 chekruti-teeg<\/font><\/a>, \u0c1a\u0c47\u0c15\u0c41\u0c30\u0c4d\u0c24\u0c3f\u0c24\u0c3f\u0c35\u0c4d\u0c35 chekurthithivva<\/font><\/a>, \u0c2a\u0c4a\u0c26 \u0c2a\u0c3e\u0c32 poda paala<\/font><\/a>, \u0c2a\u0c42\u0c32 \u0c2a\u0c3e\u0c32 poola paala<\/font><\/a>
botanical names<\/b>: Pentatropis capensis<\/i> (L. f.) Bullock … synonyms<\/b>: Asclepias microphylla<\/i> Roth ex Schult. \u2022 Cynanchum capense<\/i> L.f. \u2022 Pentatropis microphylla<\/i> (Roth ex Schult.) Wight & Arn. … status at The Plants List<\/i> (2013). Version 1.1.<\/font><\/a>\u00a0
April 7, 2019 … in Mumbai<\/font>\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Thanks … did you get to see and photograph the open faces of flowers and its seeds, which are quite unique<\/p>\n
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I could not manage to get pictures of flower face; the plant was inside a thicket.<\/div>\n
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It should be Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0rather than Pentatropis capensis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0as per details and references herein.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Pentatropis capensis in FOI<\/font><\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors.<\/div>\n
Images of Pentatropis capensis in FOI<\/font><\/a> by …, should be of Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0rather than Pentatropis capensis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0as per details and references herein.\u00a0
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Pentatropis spiralis in FOI<\/font><\/a><\/span> :<\/div>\n
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Images of Shekhar Marathe at Pentatropis spiralis in FOI<\/font><\/a> should be of Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0rather than Pentatropis spiralis\u00a0(earlier wrongly identified in Flora of Pakistan<\/font><\/a>, but now no distribution in India as per WCSP<\/font><\/a>, POWO<\/font><\/a>\u00a0and PROTA<\/font><\/a>\u00a0(syn: Pentatropis spiralis<\/i> auct.<\/font><\/font>)\u00a0as per details and references herein.<\/div>\n
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Pentatropis capensis :: Nagla forest :: 07 JAN 18<\/font><\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. 2 images.<\/span><\/div>\n
Nagla forest … part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park
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Pentatropis capensis<\/font><\/i> <\/font> (L. f.) Bullock … (family: Asclepiadaceae<\/i> ~ Apocynaceae<\/i>)<\/font>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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It should be Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0rather than Pentatropis capensis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0as per details and references herein.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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…, any quick and specific aspect that points to nivalis<\/i> separating from capensis<\/i> ?<\/div>\n
I ask because there are leaves alone in the posted pictures. This is mangrove habitat. The leaves may grow thick as it matures.<\/div>\n
I went through both pages in eFI.<\/p>\n
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Corolla\u00a0is much shorter in P. capensis<\/i><\/font>\u00a0and the corona shape and colour is much different.<\/font><\/p>\n
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Here I am going by other observations in your area as well as little difference in the leaf shape and apex, along with distribution given in Flora of Peninsular India:<\/div>\n
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Thank you very much, \u2026 I will correct my notes in flickr, shortly.<\/div>\n
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SD012 Plant ID help<\/a> : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)- around 750 kb each.<\/font>\u00a0<\/div>\n
Need help with ID of this climber<\/font>.<\/div>\n
Found in Gurgaon, in Aravalli biodiversity park.<\/font> Elevation 280-290 m<\/font><\/div>\n
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Thank you all. This group has been really helpful, for non-botanists like myself, especially, who are looking to learn more about plants through observations.<\/p>\n

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Actually, it should be Pentatropis nivalis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0rather than Pentatropis capensis<\/i><\/font><\/a>\u00a0as per details and references herein.<\/p>\n

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Pentatropis FOR ID :: Dahisar mangroves :: February 16, 2020<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. 2 images.<\/span><\/div>\n
Dahisar mangroves<\/font> Mumbai <\/font><\/p>\n
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Pentatropis<\/i> \u00bf capensis<\/i> \/ nivalis<\/i> ? … (family: Apocynaceae<\/i>)<\/font><\/font> <\/p>\n
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