Thanks Giby ji My concern is that when we are identifying on the basis of photographs, the inputs from the person who uploads the photographs is very important in every species. I was really confused when Satish ji reported that in most plants he saw 4 leaflets, and in some 2 leaflets. Only when you uploaded your photographs I noticed that your plant had mostly 4 pairs of leaflets, and perhaps you ignored what Satish ji wrote, or else his and your plants were different. Only when I he uploaded his photographs I realized that he confused number with pairs, and that makes a lot of difference. Why books don't mention (and we should also not) 2 pairs, the reason is that descriptions are mostly based on lower and middle leaves, and not uppermost leaves. Even some uppermost leaves in compound leaves be reduced to simple blade.
Any way thanks for this lively and learning discussion. Have a nice sleep. -- 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 10:35 PM, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 >
