Satish Ji, As per Dr Jabbar, there will be a sterile terminal segment on the fruits in Alysicarpus and is lacking in Desmodium. I think this demarcation will make our identification more easier than considering the the floral characters.
Santhosh 2009/11/3 Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > Very nice flowers Prashant ! > Can we have key identification/differentiating characters to differentiate > both genus Desmodium and Alysicarpus? > Satish Phadke > > 2009/11/3 Dr Santhosh Kumar <[email protected]> > >> Reply from Dr Jabbar see below: >> >> Santhosh >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dr Abdul Jabbar M <[email protected]> >> Date: 2009/11/3 >> Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:21987] Fwd: [indiantreepix:20222] Desmodium >> Sp. Or Alysicarpus ?? >> To: Dr Santhosh Kumar <[email protected]> >> >> >> dear Gargji >> this is Desmodium alysicarpoides >> >> 2009/11/1 Dr Santhosh Kumar <[email protected]> >> >> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>> Date: 2009/11/1 >>> Subject: [indiantreepix:21987] Fwd: [indiantreepix:20222] Desmodium Sp. >>> Or Alysicarpus ?? >>> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >>> Cc: Prashant awale <[email protected]>, Tabish <[email protected]>, >>> satish phadke <[email protected]>, Neil Soares < >>> [email protected]>, shubhada nikharge < >>> [email protected]>, rashida atthar < >>> [email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Forwarding again for Id assistance pl. >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Prashant awale <[email protected]> >>> Date: 2009/10/6 >>> Subject: [indiantreepix:20222] Desmodium Sp. Or Alysicarpus ?? >>> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Dear Friends, >>> >>> Came across this herb around 20cm tall. >>> Location: Near Tosheghar waterfall, Satara region. >>> >>> Thanks & best wishes >>> Prashant. >>> >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora >>> etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg >>> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- >>> Indiantreepix:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >>> >>> >>> >>> Thiruvananthapuram-695562 >>> Kerala >>> India >>> www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> SANTHOSH >> ------------------------------------------ >> Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar >> Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode >> Thiruvananthapuram-695562 >> Kerala >> India >> www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com >> >> >> >> >> > -- SANTHOSH ------------------------------------------ Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode Thiruvananthapuram-695562 Kerala India www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

