what a nice case... for thew query and analysis love it more important will copy the query and the answer..
usha di On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 11:29 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> >> 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]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [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 email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Usha di =========== -- 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.
