Pali near Khopoli, MH :: Small plant for ID :: ARK2019-64

[Alka Khare]

Hello friends

This was seen by the roadside at Pali near Khopoli, MH in Aug 2019.

Is it some Cassia? No flowers seen.

Requested to please validate.

Regards

Alka Khare

[dr.rakesh Singh]

Visible stipules hint at Zornia , and a related genus Poiretia . Just a guess .

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[ushadi]

Rakesh

four leaflets of the leaf are uniquely arranged

not in classic 4 leaf cross as in clover

but rather like the 4 part wing of a butterfly or a moth

two in front forming acute angels and posterior two at almost 90 degrees to the midline

I  found only one picture Poiretia punctata (Wild.) Desv. pic from specimen at RBG kew

http://powo.cience.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni,org:names:23313-1

as the page opens, you get lots of options, ask for images

and voila  ....you see our four leaf ....

But its a plant of mexico and tropical Americas...

wonder when did it get here??

Regards

Ushadi

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[dr.rakesh Singh]

My dilemma exactly . 

Possibilities are two ......

either it came somehow ! 

or we do have Poiretia in WG , not documented yet ! 

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[Alka Khare]

Thanks Usha di and Rakesh ji.

I could not find any Zornia in efi that matches. Also, no Poiretia is found in efi.

Regards

Alka Khare

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[Alka Khare]

Can this be Cassia absus, there was a suggestion to that effect on an FB group as well as from a fellow traveller

Regards
Alka Khare

[dr.rakesh Singh]

I say yes , with a long sigh ! 

Have seen this species as post on fb once or twice , not more . Never seen physically . 

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242436565

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[Alka Khare]

Thanks Rakesh ji for validating.

Regards

Alka Khare

On Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 9:59:47 AM UTC+5:30, dr.rakesh Singh wrote:

I say yes , with a long sigh ! 

Have seen this species as post on fb once or twice , not more . Never seen physically . 

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242436565

On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 08:28 Alka Khare <alk...@gmail.com> wrote:

Can this be Cassia absus, there was a suggestion to that effect on an FB group as well as from a fellow traveller

Regards
Alka Khare

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[J.M. Garg]

I think much different from Chamaecrista absus as per images herein.

Also could not find a match as per comparative images at Senna‎

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[dr.rakesh Singh]

I agree , but what I think is , we should take into account various stages of a plant's life , and how they appear . Habit obviously changes , but importantly , leaves do too . 

Example......Datura inoxia begins its life with toothed ,big  leaves ......a mature plant shows entire leaf with unequal base . Physalis angulata leaves begin as dentate , later become entire . 

2 pairs of leaflets......nothing else comes to mind . 

[dr.rakesh Singh]

My first impression was Zornia species seeing few bracts?, and apparently , there is a Zornia setosa subsp. obovata with 4 leaflets . 

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Rakesh ji,

I think not Zornia.

It should be some Geissaspis species as per comparative images herein. May be Geissaspis tenella Benth. most likely.

[J.M. Garg]

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From: dr.rakesh Singh <dr.rake...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 at 16:54
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:328907] Pali near Khopoli, MH :: Small plant for ID :: ARK2019-64
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Wow ! Sir , exactly !! Geissaspis it is !! ThanQ !!!

[Alka Khare]

Thank you so much for the suggestion, it does look like it.

How would one differentiate between G. cristata and G. tenella?

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Alka Khare

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[J.M. Garg]

Pl. check images at efi site closely, you will get the clue from your 2nd image.

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