Senna alexandrina

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Photographs by: Dr. Maulik Gadani

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  • 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.