Sesbania cannabina (Retz.) Pers. from Hooghly

[surajit koley]

Sir,

This plant is known as DHONCHE in Bengali, a herb often cultivated during this time, to be used as organic manure, later, when they are cut and left on the field itself.

Species : Sesbania cannabina (Retz.) Pers.

Habit & Habitat : cultivated herb, about 6 feet or more

Date : 20/9/12, 12.40 p.m.

Place : Garalgacha (Hooghly)

sites visited :

1. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/david-prain/contributions-to-indian-botany-reprints-from-periodicals-1902-1906-goo/page-24-contributions-to-indian-botany-reprints-from-periodicals-1902-1906-goo.shtml
   
2. http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/weeds/JCU_102897
   
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200012310
   

Thank you & Regards,

surajit

[surajitkoley]

Sir,

Received an ID suggestion, Sesbania roxburghii Merr., synonym of S. javanica Miq., as per The Plant List.

So, i need to take some more photographs of its leaves and pods and also record sizes. I would try to do that. Meanwhile, attaching a photo of its leaves, though very bad quality and out of focus.

However, the pictures at http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/slinwang/post/1321530470 shows leaflets of S. roxburghii Merr. have acute (acuminate?) tips.

Thank you & Regards,

surajit

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Received an ID suggestion, Sesbania roxburghii Merr., synonym of S. javanica Miq., as per The Plant List. So, i need to take some more photographs of its leaves and pods and also record sizes. I would try to do that. Meanwhile, attaching a photo of its leaves, though very bad quality and out of focus. However, the pictures at http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/slinwang/post/1321530470 shows leaflets of S. roxburghii Merr. have acute (acuminate?) tips.

Thank you & Regards, surajit

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[Promila Chaturvedi]

If I am not wrong, this plant in North India is called Dhencha and is used as green manure arround Sept.-Oct.

Promla

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[surajit koley]

Thank you Garg Sir, i haven't revisited this plant yet.

Attaching two old photographs of DHONCHE plant, recorded on 24/7/2009

Regards,

surajit

On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 6:02 PM, jmgarg1 <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

[surajit koley]

Sir,

I attach screenshots of pages of the following e-books, downloaded from the net -

1) "Bengal Plants" by David Prain

2)  "An English Index to The Plants of India" by Piddington

3) "HORTUS SUBURBANUS CALCUTTENSIS" (A Catalogue of The Plants which have been cultivated in the Hon. East India Company's Botanical Garden, Calcutta, and in the Serampore Botanical Garden....) by Voigt.

Thank you & Regards,

surajit

On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 6:02 PM, jmgarg1 <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

[surajit koley]

Sir,

I am extremely ashamed for inconveniences i made to all. I revisited the plant in this post today and attach fresh photographs.

It is quite possible that this plant is not DHONCHE or DHUNCHI plant i claimed before. And it may not be cultivated at all.

Please ignore all my earlier uploads in this thread.

This plant is very similar to KATH-SHOLA, in my another post (https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/2GWi0YCKc3U/discussion), except that this plant is slimmer and without branches.

Please also see my new post - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/BbtzkFnZfLU/discussion

Thank you & Regards,

surajit

[surajit koley]

Sir,

This is the most confusing of my recent posts of three Sesbania plant. It is quite possible that this plant population consists of two different species growing side by side. But, one point is to be noted - all members of this population are slender unbranched herb having very similar features.

Is it Sesbania sesban?

Is it Sesbania cannabina?

Is it Sesbania javanica?

I attach five pages of an ebook, describing Sesbania sesban, downloaded from - http://archive.org/details/TheTreesOfCalcutta

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

This is the most confusing of my recent posts of three Sesbania plant. It is quite possible that this plant population consists of two different species growing side by side. But, one point is to be noted - all members of this population are slender unbranched herb having very similar features.

Is it Sesbania sesban? Is it Sesbania cannabina? Is it Sesbania javanica? I attach five pages of an ebook, describing Sesbania sesban, downloaded from - http://archive.org/details/TheTreesOfCalcutta

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[surajit koley]

Thank you Garg Sir for making this post resurface.

Regards,

surajit

[surajit koley]

Thank you very much Madam.

Regards,

surajit

[J.M. Garg]

I think Sesbania javanica Miq. as per Fabaceae herb ID 26/9/2012 SK

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