Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week :: Tadehagi triquetrum in Yeoor Hills & Tungar Hills

[Dinesh Valke]

Tadehagi triquetrum (L.) H.Ohashi
popularly known by its synonym: Desmodium triquetrum (L.) DC.

• ¿ Tadehagi ? -- ¿ named for some Japanese personality ?
  try-KWET-rum -- three-cornered

Oct 31, 2009 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park)

commonly known as: trefle gros • Assamese: ulucha • Malayalam: adkhapanal • Marathi: काक गांजा kak ganja • Mizo: arhrikreh • Telugu: దమ్మిడి dammidi

Native to: s China, India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Malesia, n Australia, s-w Pacific


some views:

• Sep 24, 2011 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
  
• Oct 9, 2010 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
  
• Oct 25, 2009 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
  

Dear friends, embedded images attached for the benefit of those who are unable to view them among contents above.

Regards.
Dinesh

[Satish Phadke]

Desmodium triquetrum
Very nice pictures Dinesh ji
This Desmodium is a shrub or undershrub Leaves unifoliolate.
The petioles are characteristically winged. clinching the ID
Was not aware about the new name.

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Dr Satish Phadke