Salutes, Surajit ji. Regards. Dinesh
On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 12:00 AM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/> >> http://people.du.ac.in/~**singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >> >> 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 >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>
