The flowers appear to be Characteristic here. All uploads of D.laxiflorum show Vexillum or standard more or less white coloured whereas other petals are violet purple.
On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > > I am sending this mail again (which was earlier posted in a different > thread > https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/539ade01bf2ce57e/646cca2b0e93f50b?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Desmodium+laxiflorum+Neil+Soares#646cca2b0e93f50b) > as a part of Fabaceae week, > provided if permission granted from the coordinator of Fabaceae week. > > Name :*Desmodium laxiflorum* > Family :Leguminosae (Fabaceae) > > Thanks to Vijayasankar and Neil Soares for the id help. > > > Date/Time-*12th October 2011* > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *Sringeri, Karnataka, about > 700m MSL* > > > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- *Wild* > > > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-* Shrub (weak stem that was > drooping down)* > > > Height/Length- *2-3ft * > > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-*Trifoliate* > > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts - *Keel and wing petals were > light pink/purple and the standard petal was white. * > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-*mature ones* *not seen* > > Thanks and Regards, > Giby. > > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > -- Dr Satish Phadke
