Hi Samir, thank you for your detailed study and thoughtful comments. I too enjoy going through your posts.
regards Radha On 24 October 2013 21:21, Samir Mehta <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's my view Radha: > > If you go according to MR Almeida's keys it is Vigna aconitifolia (vol2, > pg 152) and the matter ends. > > If you go by the keys in the Rheeda paper (pasted below) depending on > whether you consider your leaflets to be 'linear to lanceolate' or ' > rounded to elliptic' additional possibilities come into play only if you > feel leaflets belong to latter category ie. rounded to elliptic. > [Assumption: Bracteoles distinctly longer than calyx, if as long as calyx > then flowers golden yellow with horn-like keel pocket;seeds ellipsoidal > with rounded ends] > > 3. Lobes of leaflets linear to lanceolate; seeds without > well developed aril having only cushion; hilum not protruding .......……... > V. aconitifolia > > 3. Lobes of leaflets rounded to elliptic or spathulate; > seeds with well developed aril having both cushion and rim, if rim is > inconspicuos then > hilum protruding …............................................ 4 > > 4. Keel tip dull, with purplish tinge; opening at > keel tip distinctly oblique and transversely elliptic up to 1.5 mm long; > hilum lanceolate to > linear ……........................................ V. stipulacea > > 4. Keel tip yellow, without purplish tinge; opening at keel tip scarcely > oblique and rounded up to > 0.7 mm long; hilum orbicular …….. V. trilobata > > The study area of the Rheeda paper covers entire India and Rajasthan in > particular. > > I am also attaching image of seeds from my plant which was 'ellipsoid with > rounded ends' and so I could say my plant was V. aconitifolia as per Rheeda > article keys also. > > Regards, > > Samir Mehta > > > > > On Thursday, October 24, 2013 7:15:36 PM UTC+5:30, Samir Mehta wrote: >> >> Radha, I am not in a position to answer your question right away but will >> read over the week-end and get back to this thread. >> >> Regards, >> >> Samir >> >> >> On Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:01:08 AM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: >>> >>> It is I think >>> >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.**com/ <http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/> >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~**singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 10:53 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> This trailing/climbing plant was seen in Jaiselmer district, Rajasthan >>>> in Sept 2013. >>>> >>>> Can anyone please convince me it is *not* Vigna aconitifolia? >>>> >>>> thanks >>>> >>>> regards >>>> Radha >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to indiantreepi...@googlegroups.**com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/**group/indiantreepix<http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
