Very beautiful set of pics Prasad Ji On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 1:23 PM, prasad dash <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear members sending the photograph of Canavalia maritima (one of my > favorite plant) from Bhitarkanika > > Name of the species: Canavalia maritima > > Family: Fabaceae > > Place of collection: Bhitarkanika, Kendrapada, Odisha > > Habit: Prostrate herb > > Habitat: Wild, sandy sea-shores from Balasore to bhitarkanika > > > > Description: Stem long, clothed with white silky hairs, Leaflets silkey when > young, orbicular-obovate, rounded or retuse, 5-10 cam long and as broad, > flowers pink as in C. virosa but with few flowered recemes which excedes the > leaves. Pods straight, 7-10x3 cm. > > > > Regards > > > > Prasad > > > > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com > ph. 09437444241
-- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
