Alysicarpus glumaceus (Vahl) DC. ?? But not listed in Nepal .
ative *Photo:* Anurag Sharma*Common name:* Bracted Alyce Clover *Botanical name:* Alysicarpus glumaceus *Family:* Fabaceae (Pea family) *Synonyms:* Hedysarum glumaceum, Hedysarum violaceum ------------------------------ Bracted Alyce Clover is an erect herb, sparsely frilly hairy. Leaves are 2.5-7.5 x 1-1.5 cm, oblong-elliptic, tip pointed, mucronate, base heart-shaped, erect pilose below. Leaf stalks up to 1 cm, stipules 2, 1.1 cm, blade elliptic, long-pointed, membranous. Flowers are borne in axillary and terminal racemes 6-7 cm, congested, carriedon stalks 3 mm. Bracts are 7 x 4 mm, ovate, calyx deeply 4-lobed, upper 2 cleft, tube 2 mm, lobes 4.5 and 5.5 mm, standard petal 4.5 x 2.5 mm, wing 4 x 0.5 mm, keels 4 mm. Stamen sheath is 4 mm. Pod is usually 1-3 jointed, to 6 mm, transversally rugose, apex with triangular cap; fruiting calyx 1.1 x 0.2 cm. Bracted Alyce Clover is found in Paleotropics, and South India. Flowering: September-December. ------------------------------ *Identification credit:* Anurag Sharma Photographed at Nandi Hills, Karnataka. ------------------------------ • Is this flower misidentified? If yes, Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 12:26 AM, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Members, > > Location: Chobhar Height, Kathmandur , Nepal > Altitude: 4600 ft. > Date: 15 Septemberr 2016 > > Alysicarpus sp?? But does not look like matching with two sp > listed in Nepal . > > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=101234 > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
