Chamaecrista leschenaultiana from Mussoorie Chakjrata road near Kalsi pl validate

[Gurcharan Singh]

Chamaecrista leschenaultiana (Candolle) O. Degener, Fl. Hawaiiensis Fam. 169b. 1934.

syn: Cassia wallichiana DC.

Small shrubby plant having sessile gland on petiole and larger flowers like C. mimosaefolia with 8-10 mm long sepals and slightly longer petals, stamens 7-10. and less number of leaflets (10-20 pairs) which are larger (9-13 mm) and broader (2-3 mm).  This particular plant, however, had leaflets numbering from 8-14 pairs in the leaves that I saw. Kindly validate.

Photographed from Mussoorie Chakrata road near Kalsi on September 16, 2011.  

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[Balkar Arya]

Thanks Sir, it means we have seen 3 similar looking species and i missed two out of them.

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Date: 28 September 2011 10:27
Subject: [efloraofindia:84166] Chamaecrista leschenaultiana from Mussoorie Chakjrata road near Kalsi pl validate
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[Prabhu kumar KM]

Nice sharing sirji

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[jmgarg1]

A reply:

"This looks like cassia wallichiana which also snaped by me  from my nearby office during last years.
                                                     Krishan Lal"

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Cassia wallichiana DC. is a synonym of Chamaecrista leschenaultiana as indicated by me above. Thanks Krishan Lal ji, that confirms my identification.

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-41437 

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