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Senna obtusifolia
Senna obtusifolia
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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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.