Cassia alata L.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Species : Cassia alata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
  • Common name : Candle Cassia
  • Vernacular name : Dadmurdaare, Dadmari (Hin.); Aane thagathe (Kan.); Vandu raali, Seemaiyagatthi (Tam.); Dadrughana (San.)
  • Key identification features : A bold and strikingly large shrub. Leaves are large, compound, alternate with 7-14 pairs of leaflets. Flowers are in long, terminal, erect inflorescences. Flowers are showy, about 3 cm across. Fruit is a flattened, many-seeded pod.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : November- February
  • Native : South America
  • Comments : In plains, often along water courses, near cultivation and also near habitations. Sometimes planted in gardens as an ornament.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; 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 alata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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