Looking at various images at GBIF, what I gather is that the specimens of *Desmodium* *laxiflorum *from Africa and Western Ghats seem to have larger leaves (compared with the inflorescence). Specimens from SE Asia do have smaller leaves. They agree more with my plant. Two examples, one from Africa, one from Malaysia, are here: https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1288064297 https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2290749603 Also specimens from Africa do have leaves with larger number of nerves than what Flora of China mentions. All this is consistent with the fact that one synonym is *Desmodium macrophyllum *(meaning large leaves). So, my conclusion is that my plant is *Desmodium* *laxiflorum *and there is variation between plants found in Western Ghats and NE India. Best wishes Tabish
On Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 10:42:31 AM UTC+5:30, Tabish wrote: > > The images of *Desmodium* *laxiflorum *(supposedly) posted here: > http://ppbc.iplant.cn/tu/3792743 > appear to agree very well with my images. But then the apparent > disagreement with the images from Maharashtra is puzzling. > Tabish > > On Friday, October 25, 2019 at 9:20:35 PM UTC+5:30, Tabish wrote: >> >> A herb found in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh - 150-200 m altitude. >> Found blooming in October end. >> Leaves appear to be trifoliate. >> It is obviously from Fabaceae (Pea family) >> Sorry for the quality of the images. >> Please identify >> Tabish >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/b13682e7-d907-4581-bdfc-c1d1337e7bfb%40googlegroups.com.
