Taking it as *Solena umbellata* (Willd.) W.J. de Wilde & Duyfjes as no distribution for *Solena heterophylla *Lour. subsp. *heterophylla *as per Review of the Genus Solena (Cucurbitaceae) <http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea/2004/00000049/00000001/art00004> 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). Also as there are ridges on the fruit, it should be *Solena umbellata* (Willd.) W.J. de Wilde & Duyfjes.
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday 6 April, 2012 at 8:18:30 pm UTC+5:30 Subject: Cucurbitaceae week : Solena amplexicaulis Mulshi Pune To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> Solena amplexicaulis Syn. Melothria heterophylla A climber of Cucurbitaceae family. Observed growing wild in Mulshi area Western ghats. Both the names indicate some characters found in it. The amplexicaul nature of the leaves which also show heterophylly i.e different types of leaf shapes. Dr Phadke Some description....Flowers tiny may be less than a cm.Axillary often in pira or cluster of 3-4 flowers. Leaves 5-6 cm.Oval but of variable shapes.Tendrils present . -- Dr Satish Phadke -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/e7ad9acd-8a68-4654-92b3-0207a68cb154n%40googlegroups.com.
