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Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam

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Karuna Das

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Jan 24, 2013, 10:12:43 AM1/24/13
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Dear All,
  Attached images are Cleome gynandra L.  

 

Date : 24.01.2013

Location: Kamrup district, Assam

Family : Cleomaceae

Genus & species : Cleome gynandra L.

Habitat: Grows wild on roadside near ditches

Habit :  Erect, undershrub. Pungent smelling. 

Flower : Pink to purplish, androphore and gynophore present.

 

 

 

With regards

Karuna Kanta Das

Guwahati 781012




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Janani Eswar

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Jan 25, 2013, 4:38:48 AM1/25/13
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Beautiful! 

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Vijayasankar

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Jan 25, 2013, 10:54:30 AM1/25/13
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Both of this and the white-flowered form look like Cleome speciosa (now Cleoserrata speciosa) to me. Please check.
Very nice pictures!

 
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Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi


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J.M. Garg

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Feb 1, 2013, 2:55:40 AM2/1/13
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Some earlier relevant feedback:      

 

Both of this and the white-flowered form look like Cleome speciosa (now Cleoserrata speciosa) to me. Please check.
Very nice pictures!
Regards
Vijayasankar Raman

 

Efi site link for this species i.e. Cleome speciosa : https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/c/capparaceae/cleoserrata/cleome-speciosa



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2._Cleome_gynandra_L._-_Flowering_twig_-_IMG_1301.jpg
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J.M. Garg

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Feb 2, 2013, 1:18:09 AM2/2/13
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A reply:
"I agree with Vijaysankar ji.It seems to be Cleome speciosa." from Bimal ji.

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Apr 12, 2024, 4:02:49 AM4/12/24
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I think this species is not Cleoserrata speciosa . It is  Cleome houtteana Schltdl  (=Cleome hassleriana Chodat)  . Presence of  one pair of stipular spine at the base of each petiole of the leaf and  spines in the midrib of abaxial surface of leaflets is prominent ; flower pink to whitish in colour (after examination of the species). In Assamese it is known as  Siyalkatahiya. So please validate.
With regard
Karuna Kanta Das   

J.M. Garg

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Apr 18, 2024, 2:00:46 AM4/18/24
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Stamen colour purple in Tarenaya hassleriana & green in Cleoserrata speciosa
Stamens are inserted together in a club-like stub above the bottom in Tarenaya hasslerianawhile these are inserted in the bottom in Cleoserrata speciosa.


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Apr 23, 2024, 2:03:15 AM4/23/24
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Dear Garg Sir

I do not agree with you Sir. After observation of my new specimen collected on 22.04.24 ( uploaded) from the same place from where I collected my earlier uploaded specimen . Observation of my newly uploaded specimen shows some diagnostic characters i.e. 1. presence of nodal spines[Image 4,5] (absent in  Cleoserrata) i.e.  one pair of stipular spine at the base of each petiole of the leaf and also a few spines are also found in the petiole.2. Leaflet 7 [image 2,3](5-9 in Cleoserrata)  3. Androgynophore absent[Image 6](present in Cleoserrata). 4. stamen 04, purple[Image 6]; only gynophore present[Image 6]. From this observation it is concluded that my specimen uploaded today and earlier are Cleome houtteana Schltdl.(=Tarenaya hassleriana) not Cleoserrata speciosa . So please validate.

With regard

Karuna Kanta Das


3. Leaf.jpg
4. Nodal spine.jpg
5. Nodal spine - Enlarged view.jpg
6. Sigle flower.jpg
2. Leaf.jpg
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J.M. Garg

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Apr 24, 2024, 6:40:48 AM4/24/24
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Due to genus keys at Flora of China, insertion of stamen becomes very important. Stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom in Tarenaya hasslerianawhile these are inserted in the bottom in Cleoserrata speciosa.  
So it is C.speciosa.



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Apr 25, 2024, 1:41:45 AM4/25/24
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Dear Garg Sir

According to Neto et al. (2017) Cleome speciosa Raf. (=Cleoserrata speciosa)is devoid of stipule i.e. no stipular spine(nodal spine) and possess androgynophore (file attached). But my specimen i.e. Cleome houtteana(=Tarenaya hassleriana) has stipular spine  and devoid of androphore, only gynophore present. Please clarify. Moreover, Choudhury (2005) and Barooah and Ahmed (2014) mentioned five species of the genus Cleome - C. angustifolia, C. burmanii, C. gynandra, C. rutidosperma and C. viscosa from Assam. Recently there is a report of distribution of an additional species of Cleome i.e. Cleome houtteana from Assam  by Das et al. (2022)[file attached). So please validate my specimen.

Karuna Kanta Das

Guwahati

Cleoserrata_phytotaxa.pdf
Cleomaceae Assam.pdf

J.M. Garg

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May 1, 2024, 12:43:49 PM5/1/24
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Thanks, Karuna ji.
2 (1)Androgynophore 5-10 mm; gynophore 2-6 cm; nodal spines absent. Cleoserrata
+Androgynophore absent; gynophore 4.5-8 cm; nodal spines present (prickles often present on petiole and major leaf veins). Tarenaya

Due to genus keys at Flora of China, insertion of stamen becomes very important. Stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom in Tarenaya hasslerianawhile these are inserted in the bottom in Cleoserrata speciosa.  - I think in view of the keys my this interpretation is wrong.
It should be Stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom in Cleoserrata speciosawhile these are inserted in the bottom in Tarenaya hassleriana. I think in view of the keys this should be the correct interpretation.

Am I right now? If so, I have to interchange all the images at both the pages.


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J.M. Garg

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May 18, 2024, 2:01:38 AM5/18/24
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What do you say, Karuna ji, about this ?:

2 (1)Androgynophore 5-10 mm; gynophore 2-6 cm; nodal spines absent. Cleoserrata
+Androgynophore absent; gynophore 4.5-8 cm; nodal spines present (prickles often present on petiole and major leaf veins). Tarenaya

Due to genus keys at Flora of China, insertion of stamen becomes very important. Stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom in Tarenaya hasslerianawhile these are inserted in the bottom in Cleoserrata speciosa.  I think in view of the keys my this interpretation is wrong.
It should be Stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom in Cleoserrata speciosawhile these are inserted in the bottom in Tarenaya hassleriana. I think in view of the keys this should be the correct interpretation.

Am I right now? If so, I have to interchange all the images at both the pages.

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J.M. Garg

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Jun 1, 2024, 3:00:17 AM6/1/24
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Hi, Karuna ji,
Waiting for your feedback on this pl. 
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J.M. Garg

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Jun 1, 2024, 3:01:06 AM6/1/24
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Hi, Saroj ji,
May I request you to give your feedback on this pl. 
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Jun 6, 2024, 12:35:47 AM6/6/24
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Sorry for late Sir . Your interpretation is  right Sir. So it is Cleome houtteana Schltdl. (=Tarenaya hassleriana). Now You may interchange all the images at both the pages.

With regards
Karuna Kanta Das 

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