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Scientific Name : Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Category : Angiosperms
Status : Alive

Habit : A small tree of quick growth, 2-20 m. high with spreading branches. Leaves : Paripinnate, leaflets 6-14 pairs, oblong, emarginated, mucronate. Inflorescence : Panicles of corymbose, racemes. Flowers : Yellow in colour. Calyx divided, petals 5, subequal, stamens 10, 3 sterile. Fruit : Pod flat, brown. Flowering and Fruiting Time : August - May Significance : Planted as a roadside tree.

Specimen Information

  • Common Name(s):

    काशीद, कसोद, Bombay blackwood, Ironwood tree

  • Synonym(s):

    Cassia siamea Lam. Cassia arborea Macfad. Cassia florida Vahl Cassia gigantea Bertero ex DC. Cassia sumatrana Roxb. ex Hornem. Chamaefistula gigantea (Bertero ex DC.) G.Don Senna sumatrana (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Roxb.

  • Family:

    Caesalpiniaceae

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    Botany Department (DVP College, Nimgaon Sawa)

  • Created On:

    15-08-2022

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    Phone: 9960072282
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