Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae): Senna didymobotrya from Morni hills, Haryana

[Gurcharan Singh]

Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:467. 1982

syn: Cassia didymobotrya Fresen.

Ornamental shrub producing candle like inflorescence similar to S. alata but quite distinct in smaller leaflets (3-6 cm as against 6-10 cm in S alata), petiole and rachis without ribs and wings, upper flower buds chocolate brown in colour and flat pods without any wings.

Planted along guest houses in Morni hill tract, photographed on April 9, 2011. 

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
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[Nidhan Singh]

Yes Sir,
Thanks for the upload, I think another important aspect for this plant is its foul smell which is lacking in Cassia alata. I am attaching here mine pics of the same from Morni Hills, shot during the same trip.




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Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Nidhan ji

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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/ 

[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Gurcharan ji and Nidhan ji for the excellent sets showing this plant.
Many thanks to Prashant too for posting this plant from Munnar.

Regards.
Dinesh

[prasad dash]

Nice series. Sir Ji

Regards

prasad

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Prasad Kumar Dash
Ecologist, Orissa, India
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