KAS Week:: PKA31:: - Flemingia nilgiriensis / gracilis

Prashant Awale

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Oct 9, 2012, 12:56:25 PM10/9/12

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Dear Friends,

Would like to know the ID for this herb. Is it Flemingia nilgiriensis or F.gracilis??

Regards
Prashant

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Adittya Dharap

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Oct 9, 2012, 10:20:51 PM10/9/12

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Dear Prashant,

following is the key character

F. nilgiriensis........ roots are tuberous

F. gracilis..... roots are not tuberous

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Adittya

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Satish Phadke

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Oct 11, 2012, 10:25:30 AM10/11/12

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We have discussed this earlier too. It is not advisable to dig out the plants as it is nearly threatened species. One more character is Leaf which is nigropunctate in F. gracilis. I don't know how much importance it has!
Most botanists say that the species occurring on Kas plateau is Flemingia nilgheriensis
Dr Satish Phadke

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Adittya Dharap

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Oct 11, 2012, 10:58:21 AM10/11/12

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Satish ji

Agreed, and am sure none of us (including me) have checked the root type as it demands uprooting the whole plant! But if the plant on Kas is F.nilgiriensis, the negro punctate cannot be a distinguishing character as the leaves of the plant at Kas ARE punctate. Please see the image of punctate leaves posted by me in my F.nilgiriensis post.