Cassia surattensis N. Burman

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Species : Cassia surattensis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Senna surattensis (Burm.f.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
  • Common name : Sulphur flowered Senna
  • Vernacular name : Adavi thangadi (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : CJS 11984, KFP 3357
  • Collector(s) Name : C.J.Saldanha & K.R.Keshava Murthy
  • Key identification features : Leaves are with clavate glands between the leaflets. Bracts are reflexed, ovate to acuminate. Flowers are bright-yellow and large. Fruit is flat, strap-shaped.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : Indo-Malayan
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Collection Locality : Shantaveri (Chikamagalur)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikamagalur, Chitradurga, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Mysore, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Bangalore; Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis; N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka

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