|
| 1 |
Leaf unifoliolate |
|
(2) |
| + |
Leaf trifoliolate |
|
(3) |
| |
|
|
|
| 2 (1) |
Bracts minute, not concealing the flower bud; flower 3.8-4.5 mm long. Fruit 1.2-2.5 cm long, c. 2.5 mm broad, upper suture slightly , lower deeply indented between the seeds (Illustration) |
|
Desmodium gangeticum |
| + |
Bracts large, concealing the flower bud; flower 7.5-8.5 mm long. Fruit 3-4.4 cm long, 5-6.5 mm broad, upper suture curved not indented, lower suture slightly indented |
|
Desmodium motorium |
| |
|
|
|
| 3 (1) |
Flowers in axillary peduncled umbel |
|
Desmodium triangulare |
| + |
Flowers in racemes or panicles |
|
(4) |
| |
|
|
|
| 4 (3) |
Fruit stiped and bent at right angles to its stalk |
|
Desmodium podocarpum |
| + |
Fruit usually sessile, not bent at right angles to its stalk |
|
(5) |
| |
|
|
|
| 5 (4) |
Flowers c. 10-12.5 mm or more long |
|
Desmodium elegans |
| + |
Flowers c. 8 mm or less long |
|
(6) |
| |
|
|
|
| 6 (5) |
Leaflets 13 mm or less long |
|
(7) |
| + |
Leaflets 2.5 cm or more long |
|
(8) |
| |
|
|
|
| 7 (6) |
Leaflets obovate, retuse, fruit crescent shaped, constricted only on one side (Illustration) |
|
Desmodium triflorum |
| + |
Leaflets oblong or obovate, fruit constricted on both the sides |
|
Desmodium microphyllum |
| |
|
|
|
| 8 (6) |
Bracts c. 2 mm long |
|
Desmodium laxiflorum |
| + |
Bracts c. 4 mm or more long |
|
(9) |
| |
|
|
|
| 9 (8) |
Petiole c. 2.5-6.5 cm long |
|
Desmodium multiflorum |
| + |
Petiole not exceeding 2.5 cm |
|
(10) |
| |
|
|
|
| 10 (9) |
Leaflets appressed pilose on both sides, fruit constricted into 1-seeded semicircular parts |
|
Desmodium concinnum |
| + |
Leaflets glabrous above, fruit almost strap shaped, dehiscing along 1 suture |
|
Desmodium motorium |
|
