To me it look like Desmodium triangulare and not D. umbellatum...

D. umbellatum leaves are quite different...

Check kew herbarium photos...

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 8:14 AM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote:

> Very nicely illustrated pictures Dinesh ji*
> Dendrobium umbellatum* Earlier *Desmodium umbellatum*
> Characters seen here:
> Terete stem. Leaves trifoliate.
> Flowers 6-12 white; in axillary umbells.
> Pods turgid dented on both sutures 4-5 jointed
>
> On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 1:19 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> *Dendrolobium umbellatum * (L.) Benth.
>>
>>
>>    - *den-droh-LOH-bee-um* -- from the Greek *dendron* (tree) and 
>> *lobos*(pod, capsule)
>>    *um-bell-AY-tum* -- in umbels
>>
>>
>> [image: Dendrolobium 
>> umbellatum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1251525646%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcbANp6jCY--Zmz8aK-AXkKEKOvUA>
>>  Aug 26, 2007 ... at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai
>>
>>
>> *commonly known as*: horse bush • *Marathi*: पांढरा चिकटा pandhra chikta
>> • *Kannada*: ಜೇನು ಕಡ್ಡಿ ಗಿಡ jenu kaddi gida
>>
>> *Native to*: e tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Malesia, e
>> Asia, n Australia
>>
>>
>> *some views*:
>>
>>    - Oct 2, 2011 ... at Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra
>>    [image: Dendrolobium 
>> umbellatum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6213379553%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfQRm2Cb4M6H6l5DvBsRF4xHJwfkA>
>>  [image:
>>    Dendrolobium 
>> umbellatum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6213334685%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfo-_7aqA-FhgKWi3jxToudPAfWOw>
>>  [image:
>>    Dendrolobium 
>> umbellatum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6213854310%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcB8cTqHNoehIizgcn3Ai77ghVh5Q>
>>  [image:
>>    Dendrolobium 
>> umbellatum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6213839414%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc-JPEetoCdymivWxSPTeD5w4TREA>
>>  [image:
>>    Dendrolobium 
>> umbellatum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6213279507%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeRMMYR_Le2drM26wFIAmQ7sQPtkQ>
>>    - between Oct 4 & Nov 14, 2009 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay
>>    Gandhi National Park)
>>    [image: Horse 
>> Bush]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3979643969%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzePHxHgFZZUbiFgAkatoBrWtUsOlg>
>>  [image:
>>    Dendrolobium 
>> umbellatum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4102618614%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfXkdME5AvrBU2rV1rXjr4uu905oA>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear friends, embedded images attached for the benefit of those who are
>> unable to view them among contents above.
>>
>> Regards.
>> Dinesh
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> --
> Dr Satish Phadke
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