Herbarium JCB

Cassia pumila Lam.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
Species : Cassia pumila
Synonym : Chamaecrista pumila (Lam.) V. Singh
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Chamaecrista pumila (Lam.) K.Larsen
Common name : Dwarf Senna
Vernacular name : Chota aura (Hin.); Nela thagache (Kan.); Nallajeeluga (Tel.); Ot-loandra, Patwa-ghas (San.)
Collection Nos : FAP 40311
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 06/09/12
Collection Locality : Idupulapaya, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : August-November
Comments : Occasional on foothills to about 800 m in dry deciduous forests and also in grasslands.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Salem district, Narthamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee R.F. (Villupuram district) (Tamil Nadu State); Kalasamudram R.F. (Ananthapur district), Kadapa district, Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district), Sambalpur district, Khurda district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Pakistan, Tropical Africa, Australia
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 and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam 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 pumila. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.