• Family : FABACEAE
  (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
• Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
• Species : Cassia absus
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Chamaecrista absus (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
• Common name : Hairy Cassia
• Vernacular name : Chakur, Chaksu, Banar (Hin.); Kadu huliga (Kan.); Mulaipaalvirai, Karunkkollu (Tam.); Chanupala vittulu (Tel.); Chakshushya (San.)
• Key identification features : A herb with attractive flowers. Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound, often with glands on petiole. Petals are pink. Stamens are nearly 10. Anthers dehisce by apical pores. Ovules are many. Pod is flat and transversely septate.
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : August-February
• Comments : Occasional in plains to 1400 m. Abundant in disturbed grounds.
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Distribution Locality : Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Gingee Hills (Villupuram district) (Tamil Nadu State); Kalasamudram R.F. (Ananthapur district), Gulemallebad R.F., Chelama R.F. (Kurnool district), Kadapa district, Dumma Konda R.F. (East Godavari district), Nallamalai Hills (Prakasham district), Srikakulam district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Old World tropics
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cassia absus. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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