Yes, Desmodium gangeticum of Fabaceae family. Orila in Malayalam Pulladi in Sidha (Tamil, I guess. Vijayji or Muthuji please clarify this) Shalaparni in Sanskrit. It is used as a valuable medicine. At least in Kerala, the population is declining because of uncontrolled harvest from it's natural habitat.
Regards Giby On Jul 16, 10:01 am, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes Balkar ji, I agree with the id. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear All > > Desmodium gangeticum > > pls validate have only this one photo > > > -- > > Regards > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964