Sir, Today i shot some more close-ups of this plant. This is definitely not *S. occidentalis* as Gurcharan Sir already mentioned. It is, i think, *Senna* * sophera* var. *sophera*.
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aVJ_HvfG7Xw/T3NXAHYH6bI/AAAAAAAACqE/F3VF6FrDVgs/s1600/DSCN1302.jpg> *gland 3 to 5 mm above the leaf base* <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VX9wEtJcBYY/T3NXk07a5II/AAAAAAAACqY/L-MAGDQrd-w/s1600/leaflet_DSCN1305_B.jpg> *leaflet - 6 cm long* <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ve86MRuIvcc/T3NX2Y4_tiI/AAAAAAAACqs/eOAG9zoNO6c/s1600/pod_DSCN1307_B.jpg> *pod 9 cm long* <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jPAXCJP3D-w/T3NYDowNR1I/AAAAAAAACrA/Hk1JrcIQ-Dw/s1600/seeds_DSCN1325_B.jpg> *no. of seeds 56 (varies between 46 to 56, checked 5 pods)* <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q9Y6QuB3J4E/T3NYaqpBr8I/AAAAAAAACrU/KCqujiM3zR4/s1600/TS_of_pod_DSCN1313_B.jpg> *TS of pod* <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V2i5EmpF-1w/T3NYkTorI5I/AAAAAAAACro/np4Oh7xk7QE/s1600/LS_of_pod_DSCN1322_B.jpg> *pod split open* * * Thank you & Regards, Surajit Koley On Wednesday, 28 March 2012 08:52:54 UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > Surajit ji > It is definitely not S. occidentalis which has less than 6 pairs of > leaflets, flattened pods. You can see what torulose means (constricted > between seeds). I have attached image of S. occidentalis. > > Now you should concentrate on whether it is Senna sophera var. sophera > (leaflets 4-9 cm long, braches not purple), or var. purpurea ( leaflets > less than 3 cm long, braches slender and purple). From appearance it > appears var. sophera to me. > > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 11:02 PM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir, >> >> Bengali dictionary didn't help me except that KAAL also means 'cold' or >> 'winter'(?). There is no word as KAASUNDAA (U is pronounced as OO). >> KAASUNDI or KAASUNDA is there, meaning a type of pickle, usually made of >> green mango and i knew it beforehand. >> >> I think searching the Bengali root for the KAALKAASUNDAA may not give any >> result. Instead should we move to Sanskrit for its origin? It's bad that i >> do not know Sanskrit. >> >> Regards, >> >> Surajit >> >> >> > > >
