Giby ji you are repeatedly confusing between 2-4 pairs with 2-4 leaflets, what Satish ji has also been doing.
-- 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 Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > The plant that I handled has characters of *C. uniflora *as per the key > that Shrikant ji given except the number of leaflets are 2-4. > > Now if Satish ji can tell us the number of stamens (it is cluttered hence > counting the same from the picture is difficult) and glands (since the > leaflets are closed glands are not seen in the pictures) in his plant with 2 > paired leaflets things would be clear. > > * > * > Regards, > Giby* * > > > > > On 27 October 2011 22:17, shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear All, >> Stamens 5, glands absent, leaflets 2 pairs is C. absus, whereas C. >> uniflora has stamens 7, glands present and leaflets 4-5 pairs. C. >> absus is a monsoon herb, flowers may have differed due to being out of >> season. Regards, Shrikant >> >> On Oct 11, 9:58 pm, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >> > *Cassia absus* >> > Family : Caesalpiniaceae >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > Erect annual herb. 6 - 18 inches. >> > Stems and branches hairy. Leaves long-petioled. Rachis viscous hairy >> > grooved. Petiole 2-2.5 cm long.Stipules 3 mm subulate. >> > Leaflets 2 pairs Very oblique elliptic oblong- elliptic obovate. >> > Flowers Terminal/ Leaf opposed racemes. Pedicel short viscous hairy. >> Bracts >> > and bracteoles present. >> > Calyx hairy 4mm segments oblong obtuse subequal. >> > Petals 6mm obovate cuneate, reddish yellow tender veined. >> > Stamens 5 all perfect equal. >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > I tried to match the above characters given in Cooke's flora. >> > Only difference found: The flower above is solitary and it is not >> reddish. >> > Please comment. >> > Regards >> > >> > -- >> > Dr Satish Phadke >> > >> > _MG_4662s.jpg >> > 109KViewDownload >> > >> > _MG_4659s.jpg >> > 165KViewDownload >> > >> > _MG_4660s.jpg >> > 121KViewDownload >> > > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >
