Desmodium dichotomum (Willd.) DC. (syn: Desmodium quinquangulatum (Roxb.) Wight; Hedysarum articulatum Roxb.; Hedysarum dichotomum Willd.; Hedysarum diffusum Willd.; Hedysarum quinquangulatum Roxb.; Meibomia diffusa (Willd.) Kuntze); des-MOH-dee-um -- from the Greek desmos (band or chain), refers to jointed seed pods dy-KAW-toh-mum -- divided or forked in pairs commonly known as: tick-trefoil desmodium • Marathi: चिकटा chikta Native to: India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan India (N); Andhra Pradesh ; Bihar ; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli ; Goa ; Gujarat; Karnataka; Kerala ; Madhaya Pradesh; Maharashtra ; Orissa ; Rajasthan ; Tamil Nadu ; Uttar Pradesh & other countries as per ILDIS; Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Desmodium dichotomum :: Pune :: DVOCT62 : 1 post by 1 author. 5 images. Desmodium dichotomum (Willd.) DC. at Pune on September 29, 2007 Desmodium dichotomum: 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6) Sharing few photographs of Desmodium dichotomum (Family: Fabaceae). Plant Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild Date/Time: 29-09-2012 / 08:45AM Location: Mankhurd (Mumbai). Nice photographs but this does not look like Chikta [Desmodium dichotomum] to me. As the name 'Chikta' suggests, if the obverse side of a leaf is pressed against a garment, it sticks. Have serious doubts whether the leaves of your plant would do the same. Please check. Am sending my photographs of Chikta for comparison. Attachments (3) ..., I strongly believe your plant is Desmodium laxiflorum. Fabaceae (Faboideae)Fortnight::Desmodium dichotomum??::Mumbai::PKA-OCT-107: : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Kindly validate ID.. Desmodium dichotomum?? (Family: Fabaceae). Plant Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild Date/Time: 29-09-2012 / 08:45AM Location: Mankhurd (Mumbai). I think it matches with ... images a Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Desmodium dichotomum :: Pune :: DVOCT62 Desmodium dichotomum
help for id - indiantreepix | Google Groups : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) Requesting help for id this plant. Photographed from Kollam district Kerala. The plant in question seems to be Indigofera. I am not sure of the species. This could be Chikta (Desmodium dichotomum). See this http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chikta.html or probably a different species of Desmodium. They are a bit confusing. Links for more details of Desmodium dichotomum: Links for more details of Desmodium dichotomum: http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Desmodium_dichotomum.htm, http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=13690, http://flickr.com/photos/91314344@N00/2713500506/ (picture only) Ya its an chikta Desmodium dichotomum
Date: 23/10/2011 Place: Assam Habit: Herb Can you upload fotos of the leaves? I am sorry. I have tried my photo stock to upload the leave images. From my field note.. it was 3 foliate, and size is smaller than D laxiflorum, middle leave is elliptic. I have attached here pics of D laxiflorum from my library. The floral arrangement and size of the flower is different. Moreover. it is hirsute here. Some Desmodium sp. I think closer to images at Desmodium dichotomum (Willd.) DC.
a picture for Identification : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) PA052039.JPG image is of Desmodium But i cant get the species........ so Please help me out Any details or any other picture showing details? Can it be Desmodium triquetrum (Kak-ganja)? See the links: http://www.hoefsmid26.nl/klop/img/leguminosae-pap_desmodium_triquetrum_klat015.jpg (a drawing), http://images.google.co.in/imgres?http://gallery.bizhat.com/showphoto.php/photo/36593 (a picture), For Desmodium id, flowers are of no use. Please send leaves and fruit pictures if poss Though insufficient details, it appears closer to images at Desmodium dichotomum (Willd.) DC.
References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 ILDIS Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post Flowers of India Factsheet - Desmodium dichotomum Chikta Aluka - Entry for DESMODIUM dichotomum (Willd.) DC. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE] View crop Desmodium dichotomum on Flickr - Photo Sharing! India Biodiversity Portal An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- Details with keys) |
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