Pankaj ji May be this helps. absus in Latin means wad (of wool), may be hairy fruits typical of this species.
-- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks for sharing. I imagine what does "absus" mean? Never heard this > epithet before. > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I think yes, C. absus >> flat, densely hairy pods, wide leaflets with unequal base are quite >> distinctive >> >> -- >> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:55 AM, arvind kadus >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Neil Ji I thought this is Cassia absus. I also just located this plant at >>> Malshej. >>> Dr.Bachulkar confirmed it. >>> Dr.kadus Arvind,Pune. >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
