I agree with Kenneth Leaves of C. alata are much larger, and fruits somewhat spreading and not nodding, and more importantly thicker and distinctly winged (alata=winged) pods: Pl. see the link
http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/quedensley/Senna%20alata-2.JPG -- 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, May 22, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > The other possibility is Senna didymobotrya, an African native that has > naturalized in many locations. (I get these two species confused. I do not > often see S. alata in the USA; it does not grow easily in California, but S. > didymobotrya naturalizes easily there.) I will defer to local experts here > on the ID. > > Regards-- > Ken. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> > *To:* Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>; indiantreepix < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Sat, May 22, 2010 4:14:55 AM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:35580] Cassia for id 220510MK2 > > I think this is Senna alata. > > Regards-- > Ken. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> > *To:* indiantreepix <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Fri, May 21, 2010 11:56:09 PM > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:35565] Cassia for id 220510MK2 > > Dear all, > Please help to id this *Cassia* (or *Senna*) sp. Found abundant n the > shores of river Moyar in Nilgiris. > I think this is a weed. > > *Date/Time-* > > 04-05-2010 / 03:00 PM > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-* > > Mudumalai WLS; 600 msl; TN > > *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* > > Sandy shore of river > > *Plant Habit-* > > shrub > > *Height/Length-* > > Up to 1.5 metre > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* > > Leaflets 12 -14pairs; 3 x 1cm > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > > raceme > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > > yellow > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * > pods 20 x 2 cm > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * > > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
