[efloraofindia:35565] Cassia for id 220510MK2

[Muthu Karthick]

Dear all,

Please help to id this Cassia (or Senna) sp. Found abundant n the shores of river Moyar in Nilgiris.

I think this is a weed.

Date/Time-	04-05-2010 / 03:00 PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-	Mudumalai WLS; 600 msl; TN
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-	Sandy shore of river
Plant Habit-	shrub
Height/Length-	Up to 1.5 metre
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-	Leaflets 12 -14pairs; 3 x 1cm
Inflorescence Type/ Size-	raceme
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-	yellow
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-	pods 20 x 2 cm
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-

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[Madhuri Pejaver]

Cassia alata????????????

madhuri

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From: Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Sat, 22 May, 2010 12:26:09 PM
Subject: [efloraofindia:35565] Cassia for id 220510MK2

[Pankaj Oudhia]

Images of Cassia alata pods for comparison

http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=51267

http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=51266

http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=60405

http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=60399


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Pankaj Oudhia

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[Kenneth Greby]

I think this is Senna alata.

Regards--
Ken.

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From: Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Fri, May 21, 2010 11:56:09 PM

Subject: [efloraofindia:35565] Cassia for id 220510MK2

[Kenneth Greby]

The other possibility is Senna didymobotrya, an African native that has naturalized in many locations. (I get these two species confused. I do not often see S. alata in the USA; it does not grow easily in California, but S. didymobotrya naturalizes easily there.) I will defer to local experts here on the ID.

Regards--
Ken.

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From: Kenneth Greby <fst...@yahoo.com>
To: Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>; indiantreepix <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sat, May 22, 2010 4:14:55 AM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:35580] Cassia for id 220510MK2

[Gurcharan Singh]

I agree with Kenneth

Leaves of C. alata are much larger, and fruits somewhat spreading and not nodding, and more importantly thicker and distinctly winged (alata=winged) pods: Pl. see the link

http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/quedensley/Senna%20alata-2.JPG

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[tanay bose]

Dear gurcharan ji,

then is it Senna didymobotrya as suggested by Ken.

regards

tanay

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Tanay

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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/ 

[tanay bose]

Thanks sir Ji

Tanay

[Muthu Karthick]

Dear all, 

Thanks for the confirmation. The plant is Senna didymobotrya (Fresn.) Irwin & Barneby of Caesalpinaceae.

Also see: http://tnenvis.nic.in/floral_gal/cassiadidymobotrya.jpg