I too agreed with the ID of Giby Ji and Gurcharan Sir. This is *Melilotus albus* of Fabaceae. This plant is also available in Odisha in cultivated lands in Gajapati and Ganjam districts. I am waiting to take the photo of the flowering plant of this species.
Regards Prasad On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 9:09 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Melilotus indicus > > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Giby Kuriakose > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I think a species of *Melilotus. *May be *M. albus* >> Very interesting plant. >> >> >> I have a humble request to all members who seek/request id of plants. >> Please provide more information related to the plant and its habitat. If >> you are reluctant in following the format of our group, please give >> information related to your plants as points or a short write up. >> Without having supporting information, there are chances for wrong >> identification. >> >> I do not think that it is too much of pain or takes too much of your time >> to include additional information such as Place, date, habitat, habit of >> plant, approximate height of plant, information on leaves, whether plant >> was hairy or sooth (through out or only on leaves) etc. >> In the case of this post, it is very difficult to assume (assumption of >> these aspect would lead to wrong id) whether it is a herb, climber, shrub >> and whether it is in open area or in shade, wild or cultivated etc. No >> information on the place where it is seen, which is important in case of >> endemics. >> >> I, sometime, take hours together to run the key in flora to id plants. >> I think others, who try id the plants, also do the same when we get a >> confusing/new specimen. If someone takes pain for identification, can't we >> think of reducing that pain, at least a bit. >> When seeing a post without information no chance for us (all other >> members who are new that particular species) to learn further about the >> species as well. Earlier, I use to make notes on plants that are new to me. >> Now, most of the uploads are posting without additional information and no >> chance of knowing or learning further, that is frustrating. >> >> >> Thanks and Regards, >> Giby >> >> >> >> On 26 February 2012 20:02, tanveer khan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It is belongs to family Fabaceae >>> I think it is Indigofera sp? >>> Indigofera trita? >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > > > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Odisha, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
