help for id

p manoj

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Nov 2, 2008, 2:47:18 AM11/2/08

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Hi

Requesting help for id this plant. Photographed from Kollam district Kerala.

regards

manu

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Nudrat

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Nov 3, 2008, 12:19:19 AM11/3/08

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Hello

The plant in question seems to be Indigofera. I am not sure of the
species.

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>
> Requesting help for id this plant. Photographed from Kollam district Kerala.
>
> regards
> manu
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Tabish

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Nov 5, 2008, 4:08:00 AM11/5/08

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This could be Chikta (Desmodium dichotomum). See this
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chikta.html
or probably a different species of Desmodium. They are a bit
confusing.
- Tabish

J.M. Garg

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Nov 5, 2008, 8:48:35 AM11/5/08

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Links for more details of Desmodium dichotomum: http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Desmodium_dichotomum.htm, http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.AP.FLORA.FTEA003106&pgs=, http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=13690, http://flickr.com/photos/91314344@N00/2713500506/ (picture only)

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Nov 5, 2008, 10:03:11 AM11/5/08

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Here is one reply from mnan...@gmail.com

"Ya its an chikta Desmodium dichotomum"

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