Abstract
Venation pattern has been studied in 23 species of the genusCassia Linn. growing in India and these include the species that range in habit from prostrate, erect, shrubs, undershrubs to tall trees upto 10–15 m in height. The venation pattern shows a clear gradation of thickness upto the veinlets of the 6th category and in the size of areoles. Venation pattern and the presence or absence of areoles help to separate one species from the other on the one hand and correlate to the habit of species on the other.
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Samant, D.D., Shete, R.H. Venation pattern in Indian species ofCassia Linn.. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 97, 337–346 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053389
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