I have seen this plant in Bengal too which seems to be a probable option. Tanay
On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 11:47 PM, prasad dash <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear members sending the photograph of *Desmodium velutinum* taken from > Ranpur > > > Name of the species: *Desmodium velutinum* > > Family: Papilionaceae > > Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa > > Habit: Shrub up to 3 m tall. > > Habitat: Wild, dry deciduous to moist deciduous forests and also in open > forests. > > Altitude: 200 to 400 m above msl > > Description: Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, hairy. Flowers ca. 8 > mm long, purple, placed in long racemes. Fruits long, yellow, beaded pods. > > * * > > Regards > > > > Prasad > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: [email protected] > ph. 09437444241 > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
