Senna obtusifolia

• Botanical Name : Senna obtusifolia (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby
• Synonyms : Cassia obtusifolia L.
• Common Name : Punvadio
• Plant Family : Caesalpiniaceae
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Sarita Udyan

About Senna obtusifolia Plant :

• Habit : A 30-100 cm tall, suffruticose, glabrous herbs.
• Leaves : Alternate, 3-6 cm long, leaflets obovate-oblong, glabrous or nearly so.
• Inflorescence : Axillary racemes.
• Flowers : Bright-yellow, 2.5-4.5 cm long.
• Fruit :
  • Pods linear-cylindric, faintly reticulate, beaked.
  • Seeds oblong or sub-cylindric, dark-brown, smooth, glabrous.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : September - January
• Significance : Found along the roads and in the undergrowth of trees, not common.