Cassia obtusifolia L.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Species : Cassia obtusifolia
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
  • Key identification features : Erect undershrubs up to 2 m tall. Leaflets are cuneate, rounded at base, lowest pair is smallest, opposite at margin, apex obtuse, apiculate, gland between the lowest pair of leaflets only. Flowers are yellow with calyx lobes being 5, ovate, glabrous and petals obnlong. Pods are sub-terete with about 30-40 seeds.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Dharmapuri district, Tiruvannamalai district, Coimbatore district (Tamil Nadu State); Sambalpur district, Khudra district, Koraput district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical America; Naturalized in other tropics
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
  • 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 obtusifolia. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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