Senna alexandrina

• Botanical Name : Senna alexandrina Mill.
• Synonyms : Cassia angustifolia M. Vahl.
• Common Name : Son-Makkai
• Plant Family : Caesalpiniaceae
• Plant Form : Shrub
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 11, 16, 17, 20, 24, 26, 29, 30
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Basan

About Senna alexandrina Plant :

• Habit : A small shrub with angled branches and pale-yellowish-brown bark.
• Leaves : Alternate, 5-8 jugate leaflets ovate-lanceolate, glabrous.
• Inflorescence : Racemes, many-flowered.
• Flowers : Bracteate, bracts membranous, ovate, caduceus. Sepals obtuse.
• Fruit : Legumes flat, seeds obovate.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : December
• Significance : The leaves are useful in constipation, loss of appetite, liver and abdominal troubles.