Family :
Caesalpiniaceae
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate distichous
Leaf Type
Paripinate
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Leaf Apex
Acute
Leaf Base
Oblique
Leaf Margin
Entire
Habit : A small shrub.
Habitat and Distribution : Common on plains upto 900m. India and Sri Lanka.
Indigenous Information : Leaves eaten as vegetable. Caterpillars are found on this plant.
Other relevent information : Preferred food plant of Emigrant butterflies. Bark, leaves and seeds used in traditional medicine.
Field Tips : Petiole and stem reddish in colour. Foetid when bruised.
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Names:
English : Senna SopheraIrula : Thagarai
Tamil : Sulari
Hindi : Kasaunda
Malayalam : Pounantakara
Flower:
In axillary and terminal racemes, yellow. Flowering throughout the year.Fruit :
A pod, terete, brown when mature. Seeds many, compressed, brown. Fruiting throughout the year.
