Undershrubs. Leaves simple alternate ovate oblong. glabrous aboveappressed -pubescent beneath, apex acute.Petiole not winged. Flowers in terminalracemes. Podsreddish brown subfalcate.4-6 jointed Almost all characters nicely depicted above. Simply Great.
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 1:29 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Desmodium gangeticum * (L.) DC. > > > - *des-MOH-dee-um* -- from the Greek *desmos* (band or chain), refers > to jointed seed pods > *gan-GET-ee-kum* -- of or from the Ganges River (India) > > > [image: Dhruva (Hindi: > ध्रुवा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5070775467%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdQeXPV6ka0RoRiEQ46XrJ59tX-6w> > Oct 9, 2010 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra > > > *commonly known as*: sal-leaved desmodium • *Bengali*: chalani, salpani • > *Gujarati*: સલવાન salwan • *Hindi*: ध्रुवा dhruva, दीर्घमूली dirghamuli, > पीवरी pivari, सालपानी salpani, शालपर्णी shalparni • *Kannada*: > ಮೂರೆಲೆಹೊನ್ನೆ murelehonne • *Konkani*: सालपर्णी salparni • *Malayalam*: > ഓരില orila • *Marathi*: डाय dai, डवला davala, रानगांज्या ranganjya, साळवण > salvan • *Nepalese*: बन गहत ban gahat, बिदारीकन्द bidarikanda, सालीपरनी > saliparni • *Oriya*: salaparni • *Punjabi*: ਸ਼ਾਲਪਰਨੀ shalpurni • *Sanskrit*: > अंशुमती anshumati, ध्रुवा dhruva, दीर्घमूला dirghamoola, पीवरी pivari, > शालपर्णी shalaparni • *Tamil*: புள்ளடி pullati • *Telugu*: గీతనారము > gitanaramu > > *Native to*: tropical Africa, Asia, northern Australia > > > *some views*: > > - Oct 9, 2010 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra > [image: Dhruva (Sanskrit: > ध्रुवा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5071379748%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcqALZuX_BCUczqhHJcVBjAXt1WrQ> > [image: > Bidarikanda (Nepalese: > बिदारीकन्द)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5070774313%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze0MhdTPwwu52JAyz4sqBBWzqmciA> > [image: > Dirghamoola (Sanskrit: > दीर्घमूला)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5070294917%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzclLT25fJFyfP9w79vVzOWtY1TI2Q> > [image: > Ranganjya (Marathi: > रानगांज्या)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5070904956%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeAGrdQkB2URm2-b0dndsF8Z7t0BA> > [image: > Gitanaramu (Telugu: > గీతనారము)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5070291951%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfYndeKEjpt2dCs7it04Yl2K6Be9A> > [image: > Anshumati (Sanskrit: > अंशुमती)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5070937655%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzft9qrFFeugvK7PEl2a_dD7z23NMg> > > > > Dear friends, embedded images attached for the benefit of those who are > unable to view them among contents above. > > Regards. > Dinesh -- Dr Satish Phadke
