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Alok Mahendroo

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Aug 15, 2011, 12:16:47 PM8/15/11

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Dear friends,
Another flower from the same graveyard

Location Kalatope, Chamba
Altitude
1800 mts
Habit herb
Habitat wild
Plant height 24 inches
flower less than 5mm

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Alok
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Alok Mahendroo

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Aug 15, 2011, 12:17:35 PM8/15/11

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Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 19, 2011, 8:28:16 AM10/19/11

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Resurfacing again for ID

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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Alok Mahendroo

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Oct 19, 2011, 12:08:27 PM10/19/11

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Sir some more photos.. including fruit/seed.. maybe this helps a bit..
regards
Alok

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Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 19, 2011, 12:29:17 PM10/19/11

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Lateral leaflets much smaller than terminal, if flower about 12 mm long or so, then it should be Desmodium gyrans

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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/

Alok Mahendroo

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Oct 19, 2011, 1:19:29 PM10/19/11

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Thank you sir, I think you have pointed me in the right direction.. (I
think.. please review)
The flower much smaller than this... it is 4mm wide and 4mm long.. I
think the description of D. podocarpum on FloraSimlensis would be
fitting this...
regards
Alok
P.S. A few links from the internet
http://www.botanic.jp/plants-ya/yabuha.htm

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8C%E3%82%B9%E3%83%93%E3%83%88%E3%83%
8F%E3%82%AE

Alok

On Wed, 2011-10-19 at 21:59 +0530, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
> Desmodium gyrans

unknown-G8Y22V

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 19, 2011, 11:59:08 PM10/19/11

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Thanks lok ji

Yes I think it is D. podocarpum. Now I think you can appreciate how vital information about size helps. The flowers are clearly pedicelled, so would be the fruits.

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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/

Alok Mahendroo

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Oct 20, 2011, 2:03:58 AM10/20/11

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Yes Gurcharan ji.. definitely understand your viewpoint... but as a
novice.. it takes time to build up these habits of observation...
Going on another foray soon and I hope I'll remember all these points
and come back with another treasure trove for the forum....
Thank you
regards
Alok

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