Thanks Gurcharan ji This is what I like . Experience. Which characters to be given importance the most. Once again Thank you so much
On Monday 23 May 2016, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Kidney shaped stipules, velvety leaflets, glabrous ovary are enough to > separate it as C. renigera. > Stipule length may be 15-25 mm, I will change in the key. > > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> I am posting this plant again for review of proper ID >> This Cassia tree flowers in Pune city around this time (May every year) >> Most Cassia trees flowering at this time show almost same botanical >> characters apart from some colour variations. >> I referred the Key provided by Gurcharan ji to come to conclusion which I >> am still finding difficult. >> Will describe some observations first >> 1. Big tree 10 meters approx. >> 2. Leaves compound. Leaflets 9-12 pairs opposite. >> 3. Leaflet size 3-5cm x 1-2 cm >> Surface velvetty. Petiole 2 cm Petolule 2-3 mm. Apex Acute/ Obtuse >> Pl. opine >> 4. Stipules ? Leafy 5mm x 15 mm. ? reniform? >> 5. Basal leaves of the branches were lacking the stipules while all the >> apical branches had it >> 6. Calyx segments 5 Red >> 7. Corolla 5 segments alternating with calyx segments. Mostly 2.5 cm >> 8. Gynoecium 2.5 cm sickle shaped not glabrous( May be pubescent)with >> stigma red in colour. >> 9. Peduncle of flower 3 cm. Racemes with a lot many bracts and >> ?bracteoles. >> 10. Stamens 3 sets a) 3 small b) 4 medium c) 3 long stamens 2.5 cm dark >> yellow with a nodule in the centre of the filament of size 3 mm >> >> We have 3 known species of Pink Cassias with nodule in the filament. >> I found some character of each species in my below mentioned tree. >> a) Reniform stipules pointing to Cassia renigera but they should be more >> than 2.5 cm as per the key >> Here they are less than 2 cm broad to rule out C. renigera >> Now 2 species remain Cassia javanica ssp. javanica and >> Cassia javanica ssp. nodosa. >> The differentiating key is based on size of stipule and tip of leaflets >> and calyx colours. >> Apart from tip which appears acute to me all 3 characters for Cassia >> javanica ssp javanica are matching here :: Stipule > 5mm leafy(In fact 15 >> mm) Calyx red. Petals were 2.5 cm >> The colour of petals is white a feature more of C.javanica ssp nodosa >> >> Please help in concluding. >> My mind now says that it is Cassia javanica ssp. javanica. >> >> Dr Satish Phadke >> >> >> -- >> 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] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','indiantreepix%[email protected]');> >> . >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- Dr Satish Phadke -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
