Herbarium JCB

Cassia hirsuta L.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
Species : Cassia hirsuta
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Senna hirsuta (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Common name : Hairy Sickle Pod, American Hairy Senna
Vernacular name : Bado chakunda (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-60; KFP 2434
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy, Rajasri Ray; C.J.Saldanha & S.R.Ramesh
Collection Date : 12/09/14; 05/09/1978
Collection Locality : Pungalam R.F., Javadhu Hills, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State; B.R.Hills, Chamarajnagar distict, Karnataka State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Key identification features : Soflty pubescent herb. Leaves are with a gland at the base of the petiole. Leaflets are elliptic-ovate, acuminate. Corrymbs are in terminal panicles. Corolla is yellow. Pods are sessile and turgid.
Habit : Shrub
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Native : Tropical America
Comments : On hills up to 1400 m. Often along coffee estate or as an escape.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : B.R.Hills (Chamarajnagar district), Bellary district (Karnataka State); Tiruchirapalli district, Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Yercaud Hills (Salem district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Horsley Hills (Chittoor district), Anantagiri Hills (Visakhapatnam district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Khammam district (Telangana State); Koraput State, Ganjam district, Gajapati district, Rayagada district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Tropical America; Introduced in Old World tropics
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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 hirsuta. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.