. A manual of Indian botany. Botany. 28 MORPHOLOGY like shim {Dolic/ios), barbati (Vtgna Catjung), golancha (Tinospora cordifolid) (see fig. 149), climb by twining or twisting their stems round the support like the threads of a corkscrew; plants like shasha or khira {Cucumis saiwus), matar or Pea, lau or kadoo or Bottle Gourd {Lagenaria vulgaris), climb by the help of thread-like structures known as tendrils; plants like gaja-pipul (see fig. 267), pan or Betel Vine (^Pipet. Fig. 25.—Creeping Stem or Runner Betel), climb by the help of adventitious roots coming out of the stem and clinging to t
. A manual of Indian botany. Botany. 28 MORPHOLOGY like shim {Dolic/ios), barbati (Vtgna Catjung), golancha (Tinospora cordifolid) (see fig. 149), climb by twining or twisting their stems round the support like the threads of a corkscrew; plants like shasha or khira {Cucumis saiwus), matar or Pea, lau or kadoo or Bottle Gourd {Lagenaria vulgaris), climb by the help of thread-like structures known as tendrils; plants like gaja-pipul (see fig. 267), pan or Betel Vine (^Pipet. Fig. 25.—Creeping Stem or Runner Betel), climb by the help of adventitious roots coming out of the stem and clinging to the support; plants like bet or Cane {Calatnus), munjishtha {Rubia cordi- folia), kahtali-champa {Artabotrys), bengchi or bench {Flacoiirtia Ramontchi, L'Herit., van sapidd), shia-kul {Zizyphus), climb by means of spines or hooks; plants like Clematis (see fig. 144), Garden Nasturtium (Tro- pceolum majus), and isher-mul {Aristolochia indica) climb by twisting their leaf-stalks; and plants like ulat-chandal {Gloriosa superba) climb by their spirally- wound leaf-apices (see fig. 249). Among twining plants some are dextrorse, or coil towards the right or clock-wise, as chuprhi-aloo {Dioscorea); and some. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bose, G. C. London, Blackie & Son Ltd.
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