Chamaefistula antillana Britton & Rose

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Fabaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cassia nitida Rich.; Cassia antillana (Britton & Rose) Alain; Chamaefistula antillana Britton & Rose
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Senna nitida (Rich.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Key identification features : Climbing shrub upto 2-5m; Stem greyish, cylindrical; Leaves compound, alternate, ovate or elliptical, tip tapering, base unequal or rounded, margin wavy; Flowers yellow, raceme on leaf axils; Fruit a legume, compressed along suture, fleshy.
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Wayanad
  • Native : Haiti, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands
  • World Distribution : Haiti, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chamaefistula antillana. Downloaded on 4 November 2024.

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