Dear friends
There seems to be some confusion with regard to whether Cassia glauca Lam.
(vol. 2, page 265 of FBI) is treated as simple synonym of now Senna
surratensis (such authors naturally mention 4-9(10) pairs of leaflets) or
distinct Senna sulfurea (or Senna surattensis subsp. sulfurea; with 4-6
pairs of larger (4-10 cm) leaflets) and Senna surratensis (with 6-9 pairs
of smaller (2-5 cm long) leaflets).
Let us forget the nomenclature temporarily. There is no denying that both
taxa occur in India
1. One with 4-6 pairs leaflets (usually 5 pairs), larger leaflets (4-10 cm
long), longer stalk of fruit (10-20 mm long)..
(C. glauca of FBI, Senna surattensis subsp. glauca of many
authors; Senna sulfurea of Flora China and
The Plant List)
2. Second with 6-9 pairs of smaller leaflets (2-5 cm long) and shorter
fruit stalk (5-7 mm long) (C. glauca
var. suffruticosa of FBI, Senna surattensis of Flora China and the
Plant List)
Most of us have been uploading the first taxon. I would request members to
find and upload the second. It would be really interesting
--
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/
