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Senna auriculata (L.)Roxb.

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Senna auriculata (L.)Roxb.
Senna auriculata (L.)Roxb.
Senna auriculata (L.)Roxb.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymCassia auriculata L.
synonymCassia densistipulata Taub.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Styptic weed
  • Tanner's cassia
  • Tanner's senna
Gujarati
  • Awala
Hin
  • Tarwar
Hindi
  • Awal
  • तरवड़ Tarwar
Irula
  • Aveeramaram
Kannada
  • Avarikke
  • Tangedi
Malayalam
  • Aaveeram
  • Avaram
  • Avarampoovu
  • Aviram
  • Ponnavara
  • Uorathakara
Marathi
  • तरवड Tarwad
  • तरोड Tarod
Other
  • Avaarai
  • Avaram
  • Tanner's Cassia
Sanskrit
  • अवर्तकि Avartaki
Tamil
  • Aavaram
  • ஆவாரை Avarai
  • ஆவிரை Avirai
Telugu
  • తంగేడు Tangedu
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Moderate sized tree
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Shrubs; branchlets pubescent. Leaflets to 2 x 1 cm, oblong-obovate or elliptic, shortly acuminate, pubescent, gland opposite the leaflets, stipitate; petiole 1-1.5 cm, stipules 1 cm, lunate, auricled. Corymbs axillary and terminal; peduncle 2 cm, pubescent; flowers yellow; larger sepals 1.5 x 1 cm, broadly ovate, obtuse, outer smaller; petals 3-3.5 x 2 cm, ovate, orbicular, clawed; stamens 7 fertile and 3 staminodes. Pod flat, pubescent, mucronate.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Habit: A large shrub, upto 2m.
        Keystone Foundation
        Attributions Keystone Foundation
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: Throughout the year
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Morphology
            Flower

            In terminal or axillary, corymbose racemes; bright yellow coloured. Flowering throughout the year.

            Fruit

            A long, stipitate, turgid pod, mucronate at apex; seeds 6 or more, ovoid. Fruiting throughout the year.

            Field tips

            Stipule foliaceous. Rachis with linear, erect stipitate glands opposite to all leaflets.

            Leaf Arrangement

            Alternate-spiral

            Leaf Type

            Paripinnate

            Leaf Shape

            Oblong-obovate

            Leaf Apex

            Obtuse-retuse or mucronate

            Leaf Base

            Cuneate-truncate

            Leaf Margin

            Entire

            Keystone Foundation
            Attributions Keystone Foundation
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests
              G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                No Data
                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                Dry deciduous forests
                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Description
                  Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Dharwar, Hassan, Mysore, Shimoga Kerala: Idukki, Palakkad Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli
                  G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Found along the roadsides and wastelands from plains to 500m. Common. India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
                    Keystone Foundation
                    Attributions Keystone Foundation
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      Global Distribution

                      Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar; cultivated in the tropics

                      Indian distribution

                      State - Kerala, District/s: Idukki, Palakkad, Wayanad

                      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        No Data
                        📚 Occurrence
                        No Data
                        📚 Uses and Management
                        Uses
                        Indigenous source of tannin. The flower is one of the important drugs in promoting longevity of life. A curry prepared from fresh petals helps to reduce body heat. Roots, leaves, bark, flowers and fruits collected in equal quantities in weight, are dried
                        Keystone Foundation
                        Attributions Keystone Foundation
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          Medicinal
                          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
                          Licenses CC_BY
                          References 
                            Folklore
                            Indigenous Information: Flowers used for religious rituals. Buds crushed and applied on the head of children to cure head ache.
                            Keystone Foundation
                            Attributions Keystone Foundation
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
                            Licenses CC_BY
                            References 
                              No Data
                              📚 Information Listing
                              References
                              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984
                              1. Cassia auriculata L., Sp. Pl. 379. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 263. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 402(284). 1919; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 180. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 14. 1992; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 111. 1999.
                              2. Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2:349. 1832; V. Singh, Monogr. Indian Subtribe Cassiinae 119. 2001; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 328. 2009.
                              Information Listing > References
                              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984
                              2. Cassia auriculata L., Sp. Pl. 379. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 263. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 402(284). 1919; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 180. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 14. 1992; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 111. 1999.
                              3. Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2:349. 1832; V. Singh, Monogr. Indian Subtribe Cassiinae 119. 2001; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 328. 2009.

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                              📚 Meta data
                              No Data
                              🐾 Taxonomy
                              RootRoot
                              KingdomPlantae
                              PhylumTracheophyta
                              ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                              OrderFabales
                              FamilyFabaceae
                              GenusSenna
                              SpeciesSenna auriculata (L.) Roxb.
                              📊 Temporal Distribution
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