Nice clear pictures of Indigofera cassioides I often confuse this with *Tephrosia purpurea*. Anyway This Indigofera is in the group with more leaflets 7-21. Only two species with more than13 leaflets(I already saw 21 in yours) ----Standard and keel petals hairy outside ...*.I.wightii* ----Standard and keel petals glabrous .... *I.cassioides * On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
> *Indigofera cassioides * DC. > > > - *in-dee-GO-fer-uh* -- bearing indigo > *kass-ee-OY-deez* -- resembles *Cassia* (from the Greek name *Kasia*used > by Dioscorides) > > > [image: Indigofera > cassioides]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2274855588%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcDq6HwqA3QXG0uNEnemSYjsp-3EQ> > Feb 16, 2008 ... at Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra > > > *commonly known as*: cassia indigo • *Konkani*: चिमनाती chimnati • * > Marathi*: चिमनाती chimnati > > *Native to*: s China, Bhutan, India, Nepal, n Pakistan, Indo-China > > > *some views*: > > - Feb 16, 2008 ... at Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra > [image: Chimnati (Marathi: > चिमनाती)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2274091363%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdP5f4ftbCeGfm-mCLoOU0iGrgUeQ> > - Oct 19, 2007 ... along ghat road leading to Kas plateau, Maharashtra > [image: Indigofera > cassioides]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1655034504%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeKEGG9KxP85iLW_RRMcgM8wDOO_g> > [image: > Indigofera > cassioides]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1650540475%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcR_d2wmMRclwKK67X7UMEenhtI1w> > > > > Dear friends, embedded images attached for the benefit of those who are > unable to view them among contents above. > > Regards. > Dinesh -- Dr Satish Phadke
