Crotalaria retusa FOR VALIDATION / ELSE ID :: Yeoor Hills, part of SGNP :: 29 DEC 19

[Dinesh Valke]

Yeoor Hills  ... part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park Date: December 29, 2019 ... Altitude range: about 100 ft (30 m) to 1575 ft (480 m) asl

¿ Crotalaria retusa ?

Regards. Dinesh

[Saroj Kasaju]

I feel it is different.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks Saroj ji.

Even I too feel this is some different species, but I am not able to guess.

Regards.

Dinesh

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[Paradesi Anjaneyulu]

It could be retusa only,

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[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much Paradesi ji.

My thought of C. retusa is from the appearance of the flower.

The wide bush, and the tender leaves are confusing.

Hope someone helps with comments.

Regards.

Dinesh

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Dinesh ji and Paradesi ji.

Last image gives a better perspective.

Leaf like structures in first two images are bracts.

Flora of Pakistan says:

Inflorescence an erect, terminal raceme, c. 15-30 cm long. Pedicel c. 4-8 mm long. Bract 2-6 mm long; bracteoles 2, c. 1-2 mm long, half way up the pedicel.

However, such bracts are not being seen in efi site at Crotalaria retusa L.

Flora of Pakistan gives the following keys:

8 (7)	Bract linear, subulate, 6 mm or less long		Crotalaria retusa
+	Bract ovate, c. 10 mm or more long		Crotalaria spectabilis

So, this should be Crotalaria spectabilis Roth as per images, details and references herein.

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[Dinesh Valke]

Very nicely arrived to ID; many many thanks Garg ji. I should have known it. Now that you have made known the ID, it clearly looks C. spectabilis.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

The orang-red fading glory of the flower had led me to think of C. retusa.

In wilderness, somehow I had never seen such colouration.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Saroj Kasaju]

Alamy

I was doubtful from the beginning.

Thank you Mr. Garg!

Saroj Kasaju