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Desmodium ferrugineum Thwaites (Syn: Desmodium polycarpum var. fischeri “Gamble, p.p.”; Desmodium rufescens sensu Wight & Arn. (misapplied)):
des-MOH-dee-um — Greek desmos (band or chain), refers to jointed seed pods … Dave’s Botanary
fer-oo-GIN-ee-um or fer-oo-JIN-ee-um — rust-colored … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: rusty desmodium Shrubs; branchlets silky pubescent. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets elliptic to obovate, 7-4 by 0.5-3 cm, base rounded, apex rounded, truncate, mucronulate, lower surface silky pubescent, lateral veins faint. Racemes terminal, c.7 cm long. Flowers congested; bracts subulate; corolla lilac; stamens 9+1. Pods c. 3 cm long; sparsely pubescent. Flowering and fruiting: November-January
Grasslands and montane scrub jungles
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Desmodium ferrugineum :: Munnar :: DVOCT64 : 1 post by 1 author. 8 images. Desmodium ferrugineum Thwaites
at Munnar on June 5, 2014
Flora of Munnar :: ¿ Alysicarpus ? for ID :: DV15JUL : 11 posts by 4 authors. 7 images.
Munnar
Date: June 3 – 6, 2014 … Elevation: around 1600m asl
¿ Alysicarpus ?
Dear friends, please help with ID.
I find … suggestion (in facebook) of Alysicarpus a very good possibility. This plant is a small bushy shrub about 6 feet high; the flowers measure about 20 mm across. The place is Gudampara near Chinnakanal, Munnar, elevation about 1500m asl. It will be Desmodium species
It appears to me it is a Desmodium species
This one is not Alysicarpus Neck ex Desv., But it is Desmodium Desv. and precisely Desmodium ferrugenium Wall. ex Thw.
See my publication entitled as ” Notes on the status of Desmodium wynaadense Bedd. ex Gamble” published in Rheedea.” It is Desmodium ferrugineum Wall. ex Thw. ssp. ferrugineum (Syn: Desmodium polycarpum (Poir. ) DC. var. fischeri Gamble= D.rufescens sensu Wight & Arn. non DC.)
Names of Plants in India :: Desmodium ferrugineum Thwaites : 1 post by 1 author. 1 image.
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Desmodium ferrugineum Thwaites … family: Fabaceae
    des-MOH-dee-um — Greek desmos (band or chain), refers to jointed seed pods … Dave’s Botanary fer-oo-GIN-ee-um or fer-oo-JIN-ee-um — rust-colored … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: rusty desmodium botanical names: Desmodium ferrugineum Thwaites … synonyms: Desmodium rufescens sensu Wight & Arn. (misapplied) … The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1.
03: ID requested for a Fabaceae Member – Reg : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) – 1 MB. Kindly identify the Fabaceae member from Eastern Ghats (Tamil Nadu).
Location: Shervaroyan Hills, Salem Dist., Tamil Nadu.
Alt.: ca. 1100 m asl.
Habit: Erect herb / under-shrub with hard stem.
Pl. check at
Please check for Desmodium ferrugineum
Looks like Desmodium sp.
Pl check for Desmodium ferrugineum
Thank you very much … for the ID. It matches with Desmodium ferrugineum.
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