Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

 
  • Family : CAESALPINIACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : IMLI FAMILY (ईमली फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Basionym : Cassia obtusifolia L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
  • Vernacular name :
    • Tkala, Tarwad (Marathi)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Rare along the roads
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Koraput district, Khurda district, Sambalpur district, Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district, Tiruvannamalai district, Coimbatore district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • Native : Tropical America
  • World Distribution : Throughout Tropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Senna obtusifolia. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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