Cassia timorensis DC.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Species : Cassia timorensis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Senna timoriensis (DC.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
  • Common name : Timor Senna
  • Key identification features : Large shrubs. Leaf rachis glandular; stipules foliaceous, persistant. Leaflets about 14-20 pairs, oblong, obtuse, apiculate. Corymbs paniculate, corolla yellow. Pod is straight, flat and dehiscent giving 15-23 seeds.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Comments : Occasional in southern Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Yercaud Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, South-East Asia, Malaysia, Australia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
  • 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 timorensis. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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