SK1304 20 JUL 2018

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Members,

Location : Chandragiri Hills, Kathmandu, Nepal

Elevation : 8200 ft.
Date : 28 June 2018

Habit : Wild

Which Desmodium is this?

 I do not think it matches with D. heterophyllum !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Comparative images available at https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/desmodium

[Saroj Kasaju]

Which Fabaceae could it be with 7 leaves ?

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Also check https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/indigofera

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[J.M. Garg]

[J.M. Garg]

Closest I can go as per comparative images at Indigofera ‎is Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Maximum number of leaflets in this sp. is 7 only whereas 

13-21 in I. exiiis according to IBP.

Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long | Species | India Biodiversity Portalhttps://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230024

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Yes, looks different from Indigofera exilis

Pl. check with other species at Indigofera‎

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[Saroj Kasaju]

I checked but no clue !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Comparative images available at https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/desmodium - from me

Which Fabaceae could it be with 7 leaves

Thank you. Saroj Kasaju

Also check https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/indigofera- from me

Closest I can go as per comparative images at Indigofera ‎is Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long - from me

Maximum number of leaflets in this sp. is 7 only whereas 13-21 in I. exiiis according to IBP. Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long | Species | India Biodiversity Portalhttps://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230024 Thank you. Saroj Kasaju

Yes, looks different from Indigofera exilis Pl. check with other species at Indigofera‎ - from me

I checked but no clue ! Thank you. Saroj Kasaju

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[Hukam Singh Gehlot]

Dear Dr. Garg

It seems to me Indigofera exilis. Recently I have also found this plant growing in Shillong and near by area. Kindly see the attached pics. Kindly confirm. We have also checked it for its nodulation. Root nodules are indeterminate type. I request all the members of efloraindia to kindly check nodulation status of the legumes they found in filed. Just uproot and see if root nodules re present or not. If spherical or round it is called determinate or if elongated, in bunches, branched then it is indeterminate type.   

Dr. Hukam S. Gehlot
Professor

Department of Botany

UGC-Center of Advanced Study

BNF & Microbial Genomics Lab.
J.N. Vyas University, Jodhpur-342001
INDIA

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Hukam Singh ji.

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Dr Gehlot,

Thank you for the clarification. Only confusion is it has  7 leaflets only. I have 

checked the plant carefully this year also and no more than 7 leaflets whereas

net images showing more than 7 leaflets , up to 21 leaflets which is matching

to Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long | Species | India Biodiversity Portalhttps://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230024 .

An another remarkable factor is that this plant is not as tall as described 

and almost spreading to the ground. 

Could it be some var . of I.exilis ??

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Hukam Singh Gehlot]

It could be due to difference in climate, altitude, precipitation etc. Leaves in leaflets can be variable. Other characters like pod its size, seeds etc can be considered for varietal differences.

HS Gehlot 

[Saroj Kasaju]

Any specific elevation range sir?

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Indigofera exilis is stated to have 13–21-foliolate as per India Biodiversity Portal and same is also reflected in GIBF specimens.

Bhutan Biodiversity Portal says leaflets leaflets 15-23.

[Hukam Singh Gehlot]

I am sending specimen to BSI Shillong. Dr. Mao is incharge. One os the scholar will visit BSI, Shillong for identification. Prof. Pandey, Delhi University is revising genera Indigofera and their students visited north-eastern Indian for sample collection. 

Thanks for discussion

hs gehlot 

Dr. Hukam S. Gehlot
Professor

Department of Botany

UGC-Center of Advanced Study

BNF & Microbial Genomics Lab.
J.N. Vyas University, Jodhpur-342001
INDIA

 +91-291-2720799 (O), +91-291-2570140 (R), 91-94141-24939 (M)

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Dr. Gehlot.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Indigofera bracteata Graham ex Baker as per feedback in SK1965 02 June 2019

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Mr. Garg.

Yet to be inculded in the site!

Saroj Kasaju