This looks like some species of *Phyllodium*. Michael van der Poorten
On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 10:50 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > The plant in picture belongs to Fabaceae and most probably to genus > Desmodium. The structures that you thought were leaves are actually bracts > that envelop tiny white flowers. For exact identity please chk > any book that gives details of flora of Kerala or chk Hortus Malabaricus - > from Nudrat ji. > I think the genus flemingia needs to be checked. > Susmita > > The plant is Flemingia, species may be macrophylla > Thanks > N.S. Dungriyal > > As per the link of *Flemingia macrophylla*, it doesn't appear to be the > same species: > http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Flemingia_macrophylla.htm- > from me > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: JM Garg <[email protected]> > Date: 11 February 2014 10:48 > Subject: [efloraofindia:181493] Fwd: Seeking ID Simple and Compound Leaves > on one Plant! > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > The plant in picture belongs to Fabaceae and most probably to genus > Desmodium. The structures that you thought were leaves are actually bracts > that envelop tiny white flowers. For exact identity please chk > any book that gives details of flora of Kerala or chk Hortus Malabaricus - > from Nudrat ji. > I think the genus flemingia needs to be checked. > Susmita > > The plant is Flemingia, species may be macrophylla > Thanks > N.S. Dungriyal > > As per the link of *Flemingia macrophylla*, it doesn't appear to be the > same species:http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/ > Forages/Media/Html/Flemingia_macrophylla.htm- from me > > > > > On Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:30:22 PM UTC+5:30, Ramjee Gmail wrote: >> >> Dear Friends, >> >> *Vanakkam! *Greetings from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. >> >> >> >> Recently when I had been to Satyamangalam, got to see a unique type of >> plant with both simple and compound leaves on it. On closer examination >> I realized that the compound leaves were actually covering the tiny flowers >> beneath it. >> >> >> >> Awaiting help to identify and learn a bit about these type of plants... >> Are these some form of adaptation? >> >> Look forward to learning from you all. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Regards, >> >> ramjee >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (around 2250 members & > 1,80,700 messages on 31/1/14) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 9000 species & 1,80, 000 images). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- ________________________________________ Dr. George M van der Poorten Hammaliya Estate, Bandarakoswatte, Sri Lanka 94-37-229-3961 94-77-316-5395 Canada: 17 Monkton Ave Toronto Ont M8Z 4M9, Canada 1-416-233-4172 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
