Thanks Dr Satish for your inputs. Best wishes, Viplav
El 7 de enero de 2015, 19:01, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> escribió: > > I too have seen this plant in lawns of corporation gardens in Pune, > growing gregariously. > > Dr Satish Phadke > > On 7 January 2015 at 10:08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Thanks Radha ji for your observations on the ominous dispersal of this >> plant over the years in and around Mumbai. I haven't come across any dense >> populations yet, just some sparse growth here and there. >> >> Found these notes in an old agriculture periodical: >> >> "*Desmodium scorpiurus. *This legume is a recent introduction from >> Australia. It is a creeping perennial legume, freely rooting at nodes, >> providing a dense few-inch thick cover throughout the year. The legume has >> resisted frost and shown active growth during spring and monsoons. The >> legume is propagated by seeds which are formed in plenty. It has proved >> promising for checking soil erosion..." - The Indian Journal of >> Agricultural Sciences, Volume 27, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, >> 1957. >> >> Best wishes, Viplav >> >> El 6 de enero de 2015, 9:14, radha veach <[email protected]> escribió: >> >>> >>> It looks as if this plant is on the way to becoming a very widespread >>> weed due to its adaptability. >>> Ten years ago it was much less common but I seem to see it all over the >>> place these days in the Mumbai area. >>> There is no mention of it in Cooke's flora. It is native to tropical >>> regions of America. >>> >>> regards >>> Radha >>> >>> >>> On Monday, January 5, 2015 10:18:34 PM UTC+5:30, Viplav Gangar wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Sharing some images of *Desmodium scorpiurus* (Sw.) Desv. flowering in >>>> the north end of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (aka Borivali National >>>> Park) in Mumbai. >>>> >>>> This herb is uncommon in SGNP and was reported only from the fringe >>>> areas of the forest during the Botanical Survey of India's floristic survey >>>> of SGNP (published in March 2005). >>>> >>>> "Though not collected from the National Park proper, its occurrence >>>> there cannot be ruled out since the localities cited above ['Aarey colony & >>>> Thane'] are in close vicinity of the park." - p. 204, Flora of Sanjay >>>> Gandhi National Park (by SG Pradhan, BD Sharma & NP Singh), BSI, 2005. >>>> >>>> Photographed today near Gandhi Tekri in Borivali National Park, North >>>> Mumbai. >>>> >>>> Had posted some photos of all the plant parts last year (and it was >>>> identified by Radha Veach). These can be seen in the thread linked >>>> herewith >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/desmodium$20scorpiurus/indiantreepix/Hfuue3XCC-s/uLMCrlY6dRQJ> >>>> . >>>> >>>> Best wishes, Viplav >>>> >>>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> 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/d/optout. >> > > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
