Thanks Vijayasankar ji again
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > I consider the posted plant as Indigofera trifoliata, mainly due to the > prominent wings. I. prostrata is a prostrate herb with very narrowly winged > pods. It is not I. trita for sure. > > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I just came across the description in Herbaceous Flora of Dehradun by C >> R Babu, adjacent to our Chakrata. He reports Indigofera prostrata from the >> area, a species that was treated under I. trifoliata in FBI and few other >> Floras, but as distinct species by Gamble, Babu and now The Plant list. >> According to Babu the two are differentiated as under: >> >> *Indigofera trifoliata: *perennial, stout stems, leaflets shallowly >> notched, stout; pod 8-10 mm long, 2 mm broad, 4-6 seeded; sutures winged, >> seeds as long as broad. >> *Indigofera prostrata:* annual, slender stems, leaflets obtuse >> mucronate, slender; pod 13-15 mm long, 1 mm broad, 8-9 seeded, faintly >> winged; seeds longer than broad. >> >> In above photographs leaves appear mucronate, but other things don't >> match I. prostrata they rather approach I. trifoliata. >> Your comments please. >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear H S >>> I did consider I. trita seriously but went for I. trifoliata because: >>> 1. the pods appear winged. >>> 2. under surface of leaf is gland-dotted >>> 3. according to eflora of Pakistan inflorescence may be up to 4.5 cm >>> long in I. trita, here it is sessile >>> 4. I trifoliata is reported from the area, not I. trita >>> >>> Enclosing some more close ups >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 2:20 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Surely Indigofera, but to me it look more like I. trita >>>> >>>> regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 2:41 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Gurcharan ji, for the nice words and also for the validation. >>>>> I agree with your id : I. trifoliata. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Vijayasankar Raman >>>>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>>>> University of Mississippi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 5:58 AM, Gurcharan Singh >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Vijayasankar ji, you are never wrong >>>>>> I never knew Indigofera has a few species with trifoliate leaves, so >>>>>> perhaps ignored the pod length. >>>>>> Yes it matches with Indigofera trifoliata L. with leaflets >>>>>> gland-dotted on under surface, racemes almost sessile, bright red >>>>>> corolla , >>>>>> bristle-like calyx teeth and pubescent deflexed pod with weak wings. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks a ton for this great lead. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Vijayasankar < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Gurcharan ji, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Could this be an Indigofera species? I think pods of Lespedeza are >>>>>>> 1-seeded. I may be wrong though. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Vijayasankar Raman >>>>>>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>>>>>> University of Mississippi >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 11:58 PM, Gurcharan Singh < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Resurfacing again for Species ID >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>>>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>>>>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>>>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>>>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>>>>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>>>> From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> Date: Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 7:48 PM >>>>>>>> Subject: Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: Lespedeza sp. >>>>>>>> from Chakrata Tiger fall area >>>>>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Undershrub with robust trailing branches; leaves trifoliate up to >>>>>>>> 2.5 cm long, and red flowers in axillary clusters. >>>>>>>> Photographed from Chakrata Tiger fall road in September. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>>>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>>>>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>>>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>>>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>>>>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> - H.S. >>>> >>>> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart >>>> of stone >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >
