{"id":1500676,"date":"2023-12-07T17:53:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T12:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/?p=1500676"},"modified":"2024-12-23T16:08:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T10:38:28","slug":"heterostemma-species-near-vannappuram-thodupuzha-idukki-kerala-a-new-species","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/heterostemma-species-near-vannappuram-thodupuzha-idukki-kerala-a-new-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Heterostemma species- near Vannappuram, Thodupuzha, Idukki, Kerala- A new species?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Please note flower opened manually. Apocyanaceae<\/em> member !<\/p>\n The plant having white sticky latex also. As I mentioned earlier, if it manually open the flower to see the inside, petal will wilt immediately.<\/p>\n My first impression is leaning towards\u00a0Heterostemma<\/i>\u00a0sp. [Apocynaceae<\/i>].<\/p>\n Heterostemma beddomei\u00a0<\/i>(Hook.fil.) Swarupan. & Mangaly Syn:\u00a0<\/span>Oianthus beddomei\u00a0<\/i>Hook.fil.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/rheedea.in\/storages\/submission\/file\/1571168183.pdf<\/a> Yes, it is\u00a0Heterostemma sp.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>Thank you very much dear … for Genus id of my plant,<\/p>\n Yes, it is very close to\u00a0Heterostemma beddomei\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>thank you very much for ID my plant<\/p>\n Exact match or just close ?<\/p>\n I think it’s matching, only colour variation, thank you very much for providing ID link<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\n496 ID wild climber<\/a>: 24 high res. images.
\nPlease ID wild climber,
\nLocation: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA<\/span>
\nAltitude: 1500fsl<\/span>
\nFlower date: 09SEP2023, 03.20pm<\/span>
\nHabitat: wild moisture evergreen misty sloppy alpine <\/span>
\nPlant habit: climbing herb, branches, weak cylindrical stem 07mm base circumference, velvety sprouts, perennial<\/span>
\nHeight: 02 meters<\/span>
\nLeaves: opposite heart shaped acute soft smooth leathery glossy, size upto: 10\u00d77cm<\/span>
\nFlower: extra axillary umbel inflorescence, clustered, globular petal, diameter:22mm, greenish yellow, strange smell<\/span>
\nFruit: lengthy cone shaped paired, green into purple to brown<\/span>
\nSeed:
\nCamera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x<\/p>\n
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\nFruit size:20×1.2cm.
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\nRediscovery of Heterostemma beddomei<\/em> (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae<\/em>) after its type collection in India over more than 150 years ago<\/p>\n
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\n<\/span>Hope somebody more familiar with this genus in Kerala can ascertain the species.<\/span><\/div>\n