Sorry about that please read it as .... except the number of leaflets are 2-4 pairs.
Regards, Giby On 27 October 2011 22:33, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Giby ji you are repeatedly confusing between 2-4 pairs with 2-4 leaflets, > what Satish ji has also been doing. > > > -- > 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, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> The plant that I handled has characters of *C. uniflora *as per the key >> that Shrikant ji given except the number of leaflets are 2-4. >> >> Now if Satish ji can tell us the number of stamens (it is cluttered hence >> counting the same from the picture is difficult) and glands (since the >> leaflets are closed glands are not seen in the pictures) in his plant with 2 >> paired leaflets things would be clear. >> >> * >> * >> Regards, >> Giby* * >> >> >> >> >> On 27 October 2011 22:17, shrikant ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Dear All, >>> Stamens 5, glands absent, leaflets 2 pairs is C. absus, whereas C. >>> uniflora has stamens 7, glands present and leaflets 4-5 pairs. C. >>> absus is a monsoon herb, flowers may have differed due to being out of >>> season. Regards, Shrikant >>> >>> On Oct 11, 9:58 pm, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > *Cassia absus* >>> > Family : Caesalpiniaceae >>> > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > Erect annual herb. 6 - 18 inches. >>> > Stems and branches hairy. Leaves long-petioled. Rachis viscous hairy >>> > grooved. Petiole 2-2.5 cm long.Stipules 3 mm subulate. >>> > Leaflets 2 pairs Very oblique elliptic oblong- elliptic obovate. >>> > Flowers Terminal/ Leaf opposed racemes. Pedicel short viscous hairy. >>> Bracts >>> > and bracteoles present. >>> > Calyx hairy 4mm segments oblong obtuse subequal. >>> > Petals 6mm obovate cuneate, reddish yellow tender veined. >>> > Stamens 5 all perfect equal. >>> > >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > I tried to match the above characters given in Cooke's flora. >>> > Only difference found: The flower above is solitary and it is not >>> reddish. >>> > Please comment. >>> > Regards >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Dr Satish Phadke >>> > >>> > _MG_4662s.jpg >>> > 109KViewDownload >>> > >>> > _MG_4659s.jpg >>> > 165KViewDownload >>> > >>> > _MG_4660s.jpg >>> > 121KViewDownload >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >> Royal Enclave, >> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >> Bangalore- 560064 >> India >> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) >> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >> > > > > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
