Yes Senna alexandrina Mill. (syn: Senna angustifolia (Vahl) Batka; Cassia angustifolia Vahl).
Yes it is there in my key on the website. -- 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 Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 10:52 PM, Sonia Chauhan <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Gurcharan sir, > > I am thrilled to be a part of this wonderful group, being able to learn so > much through the efforts of veterans like yourself. > > Many thanks to Vijayasankar ji and Anil ji for their valuable inputs in > this thread. > > About this herb, right now I unable to revisit the place where I saw it > but I am attaching some more pictures for better clarity. Have tried to > answer your point-wise queries below: > > 1. There were two long stamens that were curving towards each other and I > can only estimate the size from memory that it was around 1 cm. The smaller > stamens were around half the size. I didn't count the number of stamens. > I've attached a full-size cropped picture of the flower in case it is > helpful. > > 2. The fruit is 5.5 cms long and 2 cms wide. Yes, it is flattened. Have > attached another picture. > > 3. Glands are definitely absent. > > 4. About the stipules, I really don't know ... I'll have to take another > look at the plant. > > 5. The seeds belong to this plant only, I am sure of it. > > Thank you all once again. > > > On 21 September 2012 23:58, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes Sonia ji >> Glands are very important for identification. I was about to as you about >> it but thought let me put in some guess. If you have plant within your >> reach please verify the following >> >> 1. length of longest filament (excluding anther), and total number of >> developed stamens; any difference in length (number of each type) >> 2. Exact length of fruit, its breadth (is more important). I hope the >> fruit is flattened. >> 3. Glands present or absent, if present their number on petiole/ between >> the leaflets. >> 4. Shape of stipules if present, size >> 5. Make sure than uploaded seed belongs to this plant only. Its shape >> confuses me. >> >> Pl. see my key on the website >> >> >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/cassia >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Sonia Chauhan >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear sir, >>> >>> Thank you so much for the identification. I immediately searched for >>> Senna sophera on google after seeing your message. >>> >>> I have one small doubt, I just read on the net that this herb bears a >>> round gland above the base of the petiole. I am confused because the >>> herb that I saw does not bear any gland anywhere on the leaf stalk. Is >>> this a very important feature in the identification of this herb? >>> >>> >>> On 21 September 2012 22:22, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > I hope Senna sophera >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > 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 Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Sonia Chauhan < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Dear all, >>> >> >>> >> Please help to identify this herb growing wild near Baroda. It is >>> around 1.5 feet tall. Leaf size is 15 cms from base of petiole to the apex >>> of the top leaflet. The size of the leaflet in the topmost pair is 3.5 cms >>> and the size of the leaflet in the lowest pair is around 2 cms. Pod size >>> 5.5 cms and seed size is around 1 cm. Flowers yellow, as seen in the photo. >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Regards, >>> >> >>> >> Sonia Chauhan >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sonia Chauhan >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonia Chauhan > > --
