Thanks, Anup ji. That means keys in the attachment at efi thread <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/wO_4PySVE1k> (Kshirsagar - 2012 - Observations and taxonomic assessment of Acacia catechu willd. complex (Mimosaceae) in India.pdf) w.r.t. number of pinnae more than 20 in *Senegalia* *polyacantha* (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger & upto 20 in S. catechu & S. chundra is not correct. Pl. confirm.
On 17 September 2018 at 11:16, Anup Deshpande <anoopd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Naturally, S. catechu is found in northern part of India, north of > Maharashtra, while S. chundra is found in South of Maharashtra. However, S. > catechu is being cultivated for extraction of tannins > > On Sep 15, 2018 12:03, "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think this should be *Senegalia* *polyacantha* (Willd.) Seigler & >> Ebinger as it has less than 20 pinnae as per keys in the attachment at efi >> thread >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/wO_4PySVE1k> >> >> As per details in efi thread >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/wO_4PySVE1k> & >> keys in the attachment: >> I am very much sure that *Senegalia catechu*, *Senegalia polyacantha *as >> well as *Senegalia chundra* are distinct species. >> The calyx of *S. catechu *and *S. polyacantha *are hairy (sometimes >> sparsely hairy in *S. polyacantha*); while calyx is completely glabrous >> in *S. chundra* >> Bark of *S. catechu *and *S. chundra *is very similar. Grey white when >> immature while dark brown to black, fissured when mature. *S. >> polyacantha *bark is white, papery, peeling out and armed with several, >> individual, prickles even on main trunk (probably the name is because of >> this feature: poly-a-cantha). Leaves of S. polyacantha are larger than >> other two species. Prickles in S. polyacantha is yellowish brown, recurved >> or straight, and about 0.5-1.0 cm long, while prickles in other two >> species are brown to black, mostly recurved and about 0.3 cm long. >> Please find attached pdf of paper by Kshirsagar 2012. He differentiated >> all the three species based on morphology. >> 1 attachment. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: tsp kumar <tspkuma...@gmail.com> >> Date: 8 November 2015 at 23:10 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:235682] TSPNOV2015-32: Images of Senegalia >> catechu (Fabaceae) >> To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com >> >> >> Dear friends, >> >> It is my pleasure to share few images of* Senegalia catechu....*also >> called* Acacia chundra *(Fabaceae) >> >> >> Habit: Medium sized tree >> >> Habitat: Wild in scrub forest. >> . >> Sighting:Konanakaval,Tumkur,Karnataka about 800 msl. >> >> Date:18-05-2015,27-05-2014,30-07-2014 >> and 07-09-2014 >> >> Thanks and regards >> tspkumar >> Deputy Conservator of Forests >> Working Plan >> Chikmagalur >> Ph:988057158 >> >> >> 6:30 PM (4 hours ago) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> >> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 2975 members & 3,00,000 messages on 25.7.18) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which 1,00,000 >> are directly displayed). >> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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