Attached here is an account of *Leea guineensis*, from "Botany of Bihar and Orissa / H. H. Haines".
Ritesh ji also provided *KEY to L. rubra and L. guineensis*, in my thread <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/dUGQK7Tsd_k/m/IyxVE63F1AEJ> - Difference between these two species lies in the stipule characters. Here is a key from Fl. Malesiana (Ser. I Vol 7): 1. Stipule a narrower wing, somewhat persistent, scar long and thin.......Leea rubra 1. Stipule obovate, caducous, leaving a broad scar..............................Leea guineensis The paper, I am following, however provides 2 types of stipules in *L. rubra* and 4 types of stipules in *L. guineensis*. Of-course these variations in stipules cover the entire global population of the two spp. Thank you. Best regards, Surajit Koley On Sun, 9 May 2021 at 13:01, surajit koley <[email protected]> wrote: > Saroj ji's upload from Kalimpong - > https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/Qu7AqOcoHuk/m/iT4YyczCAQAJ is > either *L. rubra* Bl. Ex Spreng or *L. guineensis* G. Don. > Unfortunately, the paper I am following doesn't provide description of > both species. And* I have no clear idea how to differentiate them* > without 'KEY-III" and stipule picture. Yet, *I agree with the > established id, as L. guineensis G. Don, *because - > > 1. inside of petal is creamy-yellow > 2. long acuminate tips of the leaflets and nerves > 3. apparently longer staminodial tube > > Thank you. > Best regards, > Surajit Koley > > > On Sun, 9 May 2021 at 11:36, surajit koley <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I think, the upload by Siva ji from Sri Lanka herbal garden >> https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/wh-XdbJ_2Qk/m/kRgaaKcyvQMJ >> is *Leea alata Edgew*, (even though Sri Lanka is not in the given >> distribution list) because - >> >> - as far as I can see it is 1-pinnate leaf with sessile leaflets, >> elliptic-oblong to elliptic-lanceolate leaflets >> - *most importantly oblong stipule* >> >> for comparing - >> >> 1. KEW herbarium - >> http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/detailsQuery.do?barcode=K000736383 >> 2. GBIF herb. (also sourced from KEW) - >> https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/912569415 >> >> >> Thank you. >> Best regards, >> Surajit Koley >> >> >> On Sat, 8 May 2021 at 21:54, surajit koley <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Is this a KEY to *L. rubra* and *L. guineensis* *???* - >>> >>> - inside of petal RED = *rubra* ( >>> https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/2/1/2192) >>> - inside of petal whitish = *guineensis* ( >>> https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/4/3/4371) >>> >>> GBIF doesn't support that. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> Best regards, >>> Surajit Koley >>> >>> >>> On Sat, 8 May 2021 at 21:31, surajit koley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> *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_mc2JSHtOPir4xQ4Q_aEUG10znxQJ1tOO64%3DzybRbnF7Qgw%40mail.gmail.com.
