Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. (Syn: Anarthrosyne cordata Klotzsch; Desmodium lasiocarpum (P.Beauv.) DC.; Hedysarum deltoides Poir.; Hedysarum deltoideum Schum. & Thonn.; Hedysarum deltoideum Schumach. & Thonn.; Hedysarum deltoideum DC.; Hedysarum lasiocarpum P.Beauv.; Hedysarum latifolium Roxb.; Hedysarum velutinum Willd.; Pseudarthria cordata (Klotzsch) C.Mueller; Pseudarthria cordata (Klotzsch) Müll. Hal.; Desmodium latifolium (Ker. Gawl.) DC.; Desmodium latifolium var. plukenetii Wight & Arn.; Desmodium latifolium var. virgatum Miq.; Desmodium plukenetii (Wight & Arn.) Merr. & Chun; Desmodium sikkimense Schindl.; Desmodium virgatum Prain; Hedysarum latifolium Ker. Gawl.; Meibomia velutina (Willd.) Kuntze); Desmodium species for Id 271109jm1 - indiantreepix | Google Groups : On 31/10/09 at Herbal Garden, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, A.P.; Fabaceae (Faboideae) Week_ Desmodium velutinum_ 091111PD05 Flora of Orissa: Name of the species: Desmodium velutinum Family: Papilionaceae Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa Habit: Shrub up to 3 m tall. Habitat: Wild, dry deciduous to moist deciduous forests and also in open forests. Altitude: 200 to 400 m above msl Description: Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, hairy. Flowers ca. 8 mm long, purple, placed in long racemes. Fruits long, yellow, beaded pods. I have seen this plant in Bengal too which seems to be a probable option. Yes ... this plant is distributed in most part of India 9from South to North), Sri Lanka, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia and Africa. This is very common in forest under growth. Good one ... So from your pictures this Desmodium is having a large leaf as compared to many others posted earlier. Quite a large leaf, and a large shrub too. Yes u r right this is having very large leaves and thus easy to identify among other Desmodium species. Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: For ID (RD_012): Need ID help Date:24/08/2008 Habit: Shrub Place: Assam Desmodium sp. It looks like a form of Desmodium velutinum (=D. latifolium). Desmodium sp. from Kamrup district (Rural): I hope the attached images are Desmodium sp. Please ID for this. Date :06/11/12 Location: Mirza[Dist- Kamrup(Rural), Assam] Habitat: Grows wild Habit :Shrub Family : Fabaceae Genus & Sp. : Desmodium sp. Flower : Not seen Fruit: Seen Desmodium velutinum (= D. latifolium), I suppose. Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC from Assam KD 05 Dec'14 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (7) Attached images are Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. Date :04.12.2014 Location: Assam Family : Fabaceae Genus & species : Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. Habitat: Grows wild on open space Habit : Herb ANNOV01/01 Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (11) Family: Fabaceae Date: 1st November 2015 Place: Turahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka Habit: Shrub Habitat: Scrub forest Key and description. Kindly help identify this small herb found in a mango orchard on the edge of a scrub forest near Vikarabad, photographed in May 2018. Height of herb about 10 cms. leaves about 1 cm, maybe smaller. Thanks, ... A Fabaceae member. the Pod suggests it as Desmodium may be Desmodium gangeticum variety It may not be D.gangeticum for I had doubt about the size given; is the leaf 1-foliate or 3 foliate Looks like Desmodium velutinum. References: |
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