Herbarium JCB

Cassia tora L.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
Species : Cassia tora
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Senna tora (L.) Roxb.
Common name : Foetid Cassia, Sickle pod
Vernacular name : Chakunda, Panevar (Hin.); Thagache, Chagache (Kan.); Oosithagarai, Tagarai (Tam.); Tantemu, Tantipu, Tella kasirya, Chenakasivinda (Tel.); Chakunda, Dhola chakunda (Ori.); Chakra marda (San.)
Habit : Undershrub
Flower, Fruit : September-December
Comments : In low-lying fields, river banks and on hills up to 1400 m. A characteristic foetid smell when the plant is broken.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Vellore district, Dharmapuri district (Tamil Nadu State); Seethampet Forest (Srikakulam district), West Godavari district, Palakonda Hills (Kadapa district), Chelama R.F. (Kurnool district), Prakasham district (Andhra Pradesh State); Motugudem Forest (Khammam district) (Telangana State); Udayagiri Forest (Phulbani district), Hukitola Forest (Cuttack district), Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Tropical America, India, Africa, Arabia, Pakistan to Polynesia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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 tora. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.