Google search gave me a small peep into Jastor Gamble original paper: Gamble differentiated this species on the basis of 8-12 pairs of pinnae, each pinna with 16-20 pairs of leaflets most commonly 19, and pod acuminate in most cases.
-- 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 Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Aarti ji > Common in subtropical Himalayas > > * > * > -- > 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 Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Gurcharan ji, >> Thanks for sharing these pictures. >> I too have photographed these a little after leaving Jammu. >> You could see a number of them along the National highway at a >> particular altitude. >> Did not find them after climbing higher up to Patni Top. >> Regards, >> Aarti >> >> On Nov 19, 8:38 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> > *Mimosa himalayana* Gamble in Kew Bull. 1920: 4. 1920. >> > syn: *Mimosa* *rubricaulis* sensu auct.; *Mimosa* *rubricaulis* subsp. * >> > himalayana* (Gamble) H.Ohashi >> > >> > A large deciduous shrub with ribbed densely hairy branches with >> straight or >> > hooked up to 4 mm long prickles; leaf bippinate with up to 25 cm long >> > rachis; pinnae 5-12 pairs, leaflets (pinnules) 6-15 pairs, 3-8 mm long; >> > flowers pink fading to white in 12-15 mm across heads on up to 6 cm long >> > peduncle, forming panicle; pod up to 10 cm long, 4-10 jointed, glabrous, >> > with few prickles on sutures. >> > >> > May be confused but easily differentiated from M. hamata, latter has >> > shorter rachis (up to 5 cm long), few pairs of pinnae (3-6 pairs), fewer >> > leaflets (6-10 pairs), smaller in size (2-3 mm long) in; shorter >> peduncle >> > (2-3.5 cm) and shorter falcate pod (6-7 cm), velvety and densely >> prickly on >> > sutures. >> > >> > Photographed from Near Nagrota (10 km from Jammu) in J & K in August >> > >> > -- >> > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> > >> > Mimosa-rubicaulis-himalayana-near Nagrota-J & K-1-DSC08439.jpg >> > 423KViewDownload >> > >> > Mimosa-rubicaulis-himalayana-near Nagrota-J & K-2-DSC08436.jpg >> > 453KViewDownload >> > >> > Mimosa-rubicaulis-himalayana-near Nagrota-J & K-3-DSC08437.jpg >> > 275KViewDownload >> > >> > Mimosa-rubicaulis-himalayana-Near Nagrota-J & K-4-DSC08455.jpg >> > 256KViewDownload > > > > >
