wildflower for ID

[Devi Nair]

Seen in the Wayanad/ Bandipur Sanctuary. A small leafless shrub covered with flowers.

Regards,

Devi.

[Giby Kuriakose]

Please check species of Abrus of Fabaceae family. Most probably  Abrus precatorius.

I wish to see picture of leaves if you have the same. 

Regards,

Giby

  

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[Tanay Bose]

I also have a feeling that this is Abrus precatorius
as Giby ji indicated

Tanay

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[Vijayasankar]

Or, it may be Indigofera tinctoria.

 

Regards 

 

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

[Devi Nair]

Hi,

I not think it is Arbus precatorius as I have the creeper in my garden. This was a tallish shrub with hardly any leaves.

[Giby Kuriakose]

Dear Devi ji,

I could see some leaves in the background. Would you try get a picture of those available leaves. 

Regards,

Giby

[manudev madhavan]

I dont think this is Abrus.
I have never observed a brancehd inflorescence in Abrus..
May be some species of Indigofera, but not sure

regards

On Jan 25, 12:01 am, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Devi ji,
>
> I could see some leaves in the background. Would you try get a picture of
> those available leaves.
>
> Regards,
> Giby
>

> On 25 January 2012 07:15, Devi Nair <tcld...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I not think it is Arbus precatorius as I have the creeper in my garden.
> > This was a tallish shrub with hardly any leaves.
>

> > On 24 January 2012 23:50, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> Or, it may be Indigofera tinctoria.
>
> >> Regards
>
> >> Vijayasankar Raman
> >> National Center for Natural Products Research
> >> University of Mississippi
>

> >> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >>> I also have a feeling that this is *Abrus precatorius*

> >>> as Giby ji indicated
> >>> Tanay
>

> >>> On 24 January 2012 08:57, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >>>> Please check species of *Abrus *of Fabaceae family. Most probably  *Abrus
> >>>> precatorius.*

> >>>> I wish to see picture of leaves if you have the same.
>
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> Giby
>

> >>>> On 24 January 2012 20:18, Devi Nair <tcld...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>> Seen in the Wayanad/ Bandipur Sanctuary. A small leafless shrub
> >>>>> covered with flowers.
>
> >>>>> Regards,
>
> >>>>> Devi.
>
> >>>> --
> >>>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD
> >>>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE),
> >>>> Royal Enclave,
> >>>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura
> >>>> Bangalore- 560064
> >>>> India
> >>>> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile)
> >>>> visit my pictures @http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
>
> >>> --

> >>> *Tanay Bose*

> >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
> >>> Department of Botany.
> >>> University of British Columbia .
> >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd.
> >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
> >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
> >>>            604-822-2019 (Lab)
> >>>            604-822-6089  (Fax)
> >>> ta...@interchange.ubc.ca

> >>> *Webpages:*

> >>>http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html
> >>>http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html
> >>>https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
>
> --
> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD
> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE),
> Royal Enclave,
> Jakkur Post, Srirampura
> Bangalore- 560064
> India
> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile)

> visit my pictures @http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby- Hide quoted text -
>
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[Devi Nair]

Giby'ji,

Thank you for your interest. Unfortunately the pictures I have do not show the leaves clearly. Will need to try and get fresh ones when I travel that way again. Once the plant stops flowering it blends in with the rest of the greenery in the forest and becomes difficult to distinguish!

Regards,

Devi.

[Devi Nair]

Thank you. I think that's right as the picture I saw on the net is very similar.

Regards,

Devi

On 25 January 2012 14:41, kottai muthu <kotta...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear All

Kindly Check with Indigofera cassiodes. It is often leafless when flowering.

Sincerely

R. Kottaimuthu

[Giby Kuriakose]

I think Kottaimuthu got it correct. Further, Vijay's guess was correct. The leaves in the background (kind of leafless condition) had given an impression of Abrus. Thanks to Vijay and Kottaimuthu for correcting me.   

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242326764 

Kindly note the spelling  Indigofera cassioides DC. syn: Indigofera pulchella Roxb. 

Thanks and Regards,