*KEY - I* 1. Leaves 1-pinnate = *L. alata* Edgew. 2. Leaves 1-2-3 pinnate (bipinnate, occasionally tripinnate at base - Flora of Zambia) = *L. guineensis* G. Don 3. Leaves 2-4 pinnate = *L. rubra* Bl. Ex Spreng 4. Leaves 2-3 pinnate, leaves setaceously hairy above, below with setaceous hairs on the nerves = *L. setuligera* Clarke
*KEY - II* 1. leaflets sessile, rachis winged = *L. alata* 2. leaflets petiolulate, rachis not winged = *L. guineensis* *KEY - III* 1. sinuses of staminodial tube shallow (deep in Madagascar and Mauritius) = *L. guineensis* 2. sinuses of staminodial tube deep, corolla tube + staminodial lobes upto 3 mm, staminodial tube less than 2 mm = *L. rubra* Thank you. Best regards, Surajit Koley On Sat, 8 May 2021 at 11:57, surajit koley <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a table of *Leea* spp., shortlisted from a paper (see the table) - > Leea spp : shortlisted from A REVISION OF THE FAMILY LEEACEAE / C. E. > RIDSDALE : BLUMEA 22 (1974) 57-100 > L. macrophylla Roxb. Ex Hornem > > (incl. integrifolia, robusta, aspera Wall., latifolia etc) Flowers > 5-merous, greenish white > > Leaves unifoliolate, trifoliolate or 1-3 pinnate Open vegetation, dry > forest and teak forest, particularly forest borders and regrowths, upto > 2250 m alt. Bombay, Central Prov., Mysore, Madras, Orissa, Bihar, Bengal. > United Prov., Sikkim, Khasia, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, etc > L. compactiflora Kurz > > (incl. trifoliate, robusta auct. Non Roxb., bracteata) Flowers 5-merous, > greenish white > > Trifoliolate or 1-2 pinnate Woodland on shaded ravines and hillsides, > sometimes dying back to woody base in drier localities, upto 2000 m. alt. > Sikkim, > Assam, Khasia, Manipur, Bhutan, WB > L. crispa van Royen ex L. > > (incl. aspera Edgew, herbacea, pumila, pinnata) Flowers 5-merous, > greenish-white > > Leaves unifoliolate, trifoliolate or 1-2 pinnate Evergreen, deciduous and > montane forests to 2250 m alt, grassland plains Bombay, Central Prov., > Mysore, Madras, Orissa, Bihar, Bengal. United Prov., Punjab, W. Himalaya, > Sikkim, Khasia, Assam, Manipur, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh > L. indica (Burm.f.) Merr. Flowers greenish-white > > Leaflets generally 3-nerved at base Bombay, Madras northwards to Punjab, > Sikkim, Assam, Nepal, Bangladesh > L. aequata L. Inflorescence and leaflets with large, discoidal, brown > pearl glands, bracts of inflorescence large, upto 8x5 mm, conspicuous > > Leaves 2-4 pinnate Bombay, Central Prov., Mysore, Madras, Orissa, Bihar, > Bengal. United Prov., Sikkim, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh > L. rubra Bl. Ex Spreng Flowers and inflorescence deep red > > Leaves chartaceous, without setaceous hairs above Assam, Khasia, Bengal, > Bangladesh > L. alata Edgw. Flowers 5-merous, red > > Leaves 1-pinnate, rarely trifoliolate Dry woodland and hill forest Punjab, > United Prov. Central Prov., Orissa, Bihar, Bengal, Assam, Khasia, Sikkim, > ?Nepal, Bhutan > L. setuligera Clarke > > Note : very similar to L. guineensis in general appearance Flowers > 5-merous, wine-red to carmine in the bud, creamish-yellow when open > > 2-3 pinnate, leaflets numerous Undershrubs in deciduous forests Concan, > Assam > L. guineensis G. Don Leaflets petiolulate, rachis not winged Bombay, > Madras northwards to United Prov., eastwards to Sikkim and Assam > NOTE : There might be some mistake while copying from the paper. > Distribution records copied without changing to current names of the > places. Distribution in other countries and Andaman Nicobar omitted while > copying > > Thank you. > Best regards, > Surajit Koley > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAMV_mc0-PbqkzpxH5rkZzwUq1p50O4RTgY0ViH7bF_TzB%2BiqFA%40mail.gmail.com.
