*Desmodium heterocarpon* If I am not wrong Ajinkya ji had also posted it recently from Mulshi. Such a beautiful terminal raceme. A Desmodium from a group with trifoliate leaves.=>shrub and not herb. Pods deeply constricted between seeds; joints dehiscent. (Pods scarcely constricted and joints indehiscent in *Desmodium pulchellum*.
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 1:30 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Desmodium heterocarpon * (L.) DC. > > > - *des-MOH-dee-um* -- from the Greek *desmos* (band or chain), refers > to jointed seed pods > *het-er-oh-KAR-pon* -- from the Greek *heteros* (different) and *karpos > * (fruit) > > > [image: Desmodium > heterocarpon]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1461963475%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfiSSj-EKsyq7BdBL8Om4lsD3jSmA> > Sep 30, 2007 ... at Nagla block of Sanjay Gandhi National Park > > > *commonly known as*: carpon desmodium • *Marathi*: जांभळी दशमी jambhali > dashmi > > *Native to*: e tropical Africa, s China, e & s-e Asia, Indian > subcontinent, n Australia, Pacific; naturalized elsewhere > > > *some views*: > > - Sep 30, 2007 ... at Nagla block of Sanjay Gandhi National Park > [image: Carpon > Desmodium]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2892701764%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdzpRVs_rcfRDl69ofJOnjCyoO9AA> > [image: > Jambhali Dashmi (Marathi: जांभळी > दशमी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1461968425%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfmRsQBZcPslElT7cjKToseKpehqw> > > > > Dear friends, embedded images attached for the benefit of those who are > unable to view them among contents above. > > Regards. > Dinesh -- Dr Satish Phadke
