| Loose Flowered Desmodium |
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| Original date | 10/9/23 10:32 AM |
| Resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.74mm |
| Exposure time | 1/50s |
| Aperture | 1.79 |
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| Metering Mode | Average |
| Camera make | Xiaomi |
| Camera model | Redmi Note 10 Lite |
| Sensor type | MonochromeArea |
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Botanical name: Sohmaea laxiflora Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Desmodium laxiflorum, Hedysarum bicolor
Synonyms: Desmodium laxiflorum, Hedysarum bicolor
Loose Flowered Desmodium is an undershrub, growing up to
60-150 cm tall. Flowers are born in
racemes, 15-25 cm long, at the end of branches and in leaf axils. Bracts
and bracteoles are linear, acute. Flower stalks are 5-7.5 mm long. Sepal
cup is 2.5-3.0 mm long, bristly, teeth slightly exceeding the tube,
can often be reddish. Flowers are 6-7 mm long, varying in color from
violet to having white standard and blue wings and keel.
Stem is woody, and is velvety when young. Leaves are divided into 3 leaflets.
Leaf stalk is 2.0-7.5 cm long, the central leaflet is 7.0-15 cm long,
3.0-7.0 cm broad, other two are smaller. Leaflets are ovate, elliptic or
broadly lance-shaped, narrow tipped or nearly blunt. Fruit is 2.5-4.5
cm long, 6-10-jointed. Loose Flowered Desmodium is found in South Asia,
Western Ghats, Nepal, NE India to China and SE Asia, at altitudes of
200-2400 m. Flowering: August-October.
| Identification credit: Dinesh Valke, Saroj Kasaju | Photographed at Langol, Manipur & Yeoor Hills, Thane, Maharashtra. |
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