Dear Dinsh Ji, A diagnostic character of *Crotalaria medicaginea* is it will have a notch at the apex of each leaflet if your plant has it then the epithet is correct for it.
Regards Tanay On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 5:13 AM, R. Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Looks like Crotalaria medicaginea (var. neglecta?). Not sure but! > > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > > > On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> Seems to be an herb, annual ... a beautiful plant, especially the leaves >> and their arrangement >> .. do not know of its flower or fruit. >> ID please >> >> >> Date/Time : July 3, 2010 at 2.14pm IST >> Location Place : near Amby Valley, Lonavala >> Altitude : about 772 m (above mean sea level) >> GPS : around 18°39'24.90"N, 73°24'55.29"E >> >> Habitat : moist deciduous forest >> Type : forest clearing along road >> >> Plant >> Habit : seems to be herb >> Height : about 50 - 60 cm >> Length : - not a climber - >> >> Leaves >> Type : compound, trifoliate ... sessile leaflets ... will someone help me >> with know how these leaves are arranged ... they look like alternating at >> about 60° >> Shape : lower pair of leaflets - elliptic, acute base, ending obtuse, >> unequal sided; the terminal leaflet - oblanceolate with hint of being >> emarginate >> Size : variable with lower leaves being smaller, and among leaflets - the >> terminal being almost twice as larger than the adjacent pair. >> ... of the largest leaves - the pair of leaflets: about 20 - 25 mm x 10 - >> 13 mm, terminal: about 35 - 40 mm x 13 - 15 mm >> ... long petiole, as long as the terminal leaflet. >> >> Inflorescence >> Type : do not know >> Size : do not know >> >> Flowers >> Size : do not know >> Colour : do not know >> Calyx : do not know >> Bracts : - no bracts - >> >> Fruits >> Type : do not know >> Shape : do not know >> Size : do not know >> Seeds : do not know >> >> >> Other Info >> Fragrance : do not know >> Pollinator : do not know >> Uses : do not know >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards. > > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)
