I think it should be C. roxburghii only The other three species with similar flowers all have filaments swollen in the middle.
-- 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 Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 7:05 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Oh, forgot to ask... > > do you by the way have a picture of it? > > usha di > ======== > > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 4:46 PM, vidyadhar ogale <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 15/11/11 >> Quite likely the ID as C.roxburghii is correct. One grown up tree is at >> Hansoti Lane, Ghatkopar (W) planted by Dr.Hansoti himself. >> Ogale >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:00 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> >>> Date: 21 August 2011 19:37 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:77825] Cassia with pinkish-orange flowers Is it >>> Cassia roxburghii ? UD 8212011 001 >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Dear All: >>> For last a couple of years when in town once in awhile I have seen these >>> strange arrangement of the flowers ... see figure 1 and 2. >>> The tree is in public space, at GolPark , Kolkata, where Vivekanand's >>> statue is... its a traffic circle with many many buses, taxis, cars trucks, >>> auto rickshaws galore... all honking and spewing out grey, black or white >>> smoke... and high decibel sounds... This tree seems to be thriving.. >>> >>> >>> Date/Time- August 15th 2011 >>> >>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Sea level or may be a bit below... >>> Ganges plain >>> >>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Garden , Urban, in heavily polluted >>> air >>> >>> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree >>> >>> Height/Length- approximately 15 to 18 feet >>> >>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- pinnate, about 1.5 inches long, fine hair >>> >>> Inflorescence Type/ Size- Unique, Panicle growing from central vein >>> outwards..see photos >>> >>> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- across approximately 1.5 inches >>> >>> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- not seen yet >>> >>> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- do not know yet >>> >>> >>> I think this may be Cassia Roxburghii.... >>> >>> need confirmation please.... >>> >>> >>> If my interpretation is wrong ... what is its ID? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Usha di >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >>> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1740 members >>> & 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >>> of more than 6000 species). >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >>> >> >
