The key is fantastic help, Gurcharan ji for separating the confusingly close species. Many thanks for re-validating the ID too.
Regards. Dinesh On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Dinesh ji, I think you are right > > Just for record, it must be mentioned that this species Senna > multiglandulosa is the accepted name for species which was previously known > under the name Cassia tomentosa. In fact there are two plants by that name: > Cassia tomentosa L.f. and Cassia tomentosa Arn. > > *Cassia tomentosa* L.f. is now correctly known as Senna multiglandulosa > (Jacq.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby: is a a tall shrub up to 4 m tall, branches > tomenose, 6-8 pairs, oblong, up to 5 cm long, yellowish tomentose beneath; > racemes shorter than leaves; flowers deep yellow; fruit thick flat, up to > 12 cm long. *This should be your plant.* > * > * > *Cassia tomentosa* Arn. is now correctly known as Senna hirsuta (L.) H. > S. Irwin & Barneby. It is a perennial herb up to; leaflets usually 3-5 > pairs, with a gland at the base of petiole, none on rachis between the > leaflets, ovate lanceolate, up to 7 cm long, acute or acuminate, hirsute; > racemes short, axillary; flowers yellow; fruit linear, up to 15 cm long, > hirsute. > > Here is the key I have tried to construct to separate the closely related > species: > > > 1a. Gland at base of petiole, none between the leaflets; leaflets 3-5 > pairs, > ovate lanceolate, hirsute; pod hirsute. 50-90 > seeded.....................Senna hirsuta > 1b. Glands between pairs of leaflets, none on petiole; leaflets oblong > pod glabrous.......(2) > > 2a. Glands sessile, between all pairs of leaflets; leaflets 6-8 pairs, > yellowish tomentose > beneath.......................................................Senna > multiglandulosa > 2b. Glands stalked, between lower two lowest pairs of leaflets; > leaflets glabrous or white-farinose > beneath....................................(3) > > 3a. Leaflets 4-6 pairs; leaf 15-30 cm long, leaflets white-farinose > (glaucous) beneath; pod 12-20 cm long, 20-30 seeded; > stalk of pod 10-20 > mm long.........................................................Senna > sulfurea > 3b. Leaflets 6-9 pairs; leaf 10-15 cm long, leaflets not glaucous > beneath; pod 7-10 cm long, 20-25 seeded; stalk of pod > 5-7 mm > long...............................................................................Senna > surratensis > > > -- > 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, Nov 24, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Gurcharan ji, >> >> Was not comfortable with *Senna sulfurea* because of the non-conforming >> aspects that I pointed out with regards to the leaflets. >> >> >> Leaflets in my posted plant: sessile, apex pointed, 5 to 7 pairs, mostly >> 6 ... clavate glands between each, and all pairs. >> >> In *S. sulfurea* at Flora of >> China<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242348618>, >> described to have clavate glands between each of lowest 2 pairs of leaflets >> leaflet apex obtusely rounded or inconspicuously emarginate, >> Illustration<http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=117005&flora_id=2>of >> *S. sulfurea* shows petiolulate leaflets. >> >> >> Thus after re-searching cultivated species of Cassia and Senna, have come >> across Senna multiglandulosa (Jacq.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby >> >> References: >> Photos: Wikimedia >> Commons<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Senna_multiglandulosa>, >> flickr <http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Senna%20multiglandulos> >> Description: >> PIER<http://www.hear.org/pier/species/senna_multiglandulosa.htm>, >> Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senna_multiglandulosa> >> >> >> My strong feeling, my posted plant must be *Senna multiglandulosa*(Jacq.) H. >> S. Irwin & Barneby. >> Requesting you to reconsider. >> >> >> Mahadeswara ji ... *Cassia surattensis* subsp. *glauca* (Lam.) K.Larsen >> & S.S.Larsen is a synonym of *Senna sulfurea* (Collad.) H.S.Irwin & >> Barneby ... The Plants List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-33709> >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Am I correct? C. surattensis subsp. glauca is the synonym of Senna >>> sulphurea >>> >>> On Nov 23, 9:19 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Dear friends, ... ID please. >>> > This plant could be similar to what Muthu ji has posted athttps:// >>> groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/indiantreepix/050110.<http://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/050110.> >>> .. >>> > >>> > *Place*: Resort at Ooty (~7250 ft asl), Tamil Nadu. >>> > *Time*: November 15, 2011 at 5.15pm >>> > *Habit*: large shrub >>> > *Habitat*: garden flora. >>> > >>> > *Plant height*: about 2 - 3 m >>> > *Flower size*: about 25 mm across** >>> > *Leaflets*: sessile, apex pointed, 5 to 7 pairs, mostly 6 ... clavate >>> > glands between each, and all pairs. >>> > >>> > Requesting Gurcharan ji to re-look at leaflets. >>> > *S. sulfurea* at Flora of >>> > China< >>> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242348618>, >>> > described to have clavate glands between each of lowest 2 pairs of >>> leaflets >>> > leaflet apex obtusely rounded or inconspicuously emarginate, >>> > Illustration< >>> http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=117005&flora_id=2>of >>> > *S. sulfurea* shows petiolulate leaflets. >>> > >>> > Regards. >>> > Dinesh >>> > >>> > P1450916.jpg >>> > 201KViewDownload >>> > >>> > flower_1.jpg >>> > 196KViewDownload >>> > >>> > flower_2.jpg >>> > 198KViewDownload >>> > >>> > flower_3.jpg >>> > 195KViewDownload >>> > >>> > glands_on_rachis_N_leaflet_tip.jpg >>> > 204KViewDownload >>> > >>> > legume.jpg >>> > 206KViewDownload >>> > >>> > P1450913.jpg >>> > 214KViewDownload >>> > >>> > P1450914.jpg >>> > 212KViewDownload >>> >> >> > > >
