Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Caesalpiniaceae | Genus: Senna | Species: Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby |
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| Synonym | Cassia siamea Lam. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Kassod tree, yellow cassia | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Thailand shower, thai copper pod, iron wood, Siamese senna, Bombay blackwood, Black-wood cassia | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits numerous, long, narrow, 5-25 cm long, 12-20 mm broad, flat, dark brown, strap shaped, stipitate, terete to compressed, dehiscent, with septae between the numerous seeds; seeds are bean shaped, shiny, dark brown, 8 mm long |
| Habitat | Occurs in wet evergreen and semi-evergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia and Laos | Bark Details | Bark grey or light brown smooth but becoming slightly fissured with age |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern, Jiribam, Northern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | A medium-size evergreen tree growing up to 18 m tall, with a straight trunk of up to 30 cm in diameter; bole short, crown usually dense and rounded at first, later becoming irregular and spreading with drooping branches | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, pinnately compound, 23-33 cm long, with slender, greenreddish, tinged axis; leaflets 6-12 pairs on short stalks of 3 mm, oblong, 3- 7 cm long, 12-20 mm wide, rounded at both ends, with tiny bristle tip |
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