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 tora (L.) Roxb. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Cassia tora L., Cassia obtusifolia | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Pot Cassia, Stinking Cassia, Chinese senna | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Foetid cassia, The Sickle Senna, Wild Senna | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Thaunum Namthibi | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Upto 1400m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The linear pods grow to 8 inches long and contain many shiny, angular seeds |
| Habitat | Occurs in plains from the coast in low lying places, river banks, fallow fields and wastelands | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India to Polynesia | Bark Details | The outer surface of stem bark is greenish brown in colour fissures V shaped |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | The plant can grow 30-90 centimeters high and consists of alternative pinnate leaves with leaflets mostly with three opposite pairs that are obovate in shape with a rounded tip | Leaf Details | The leaves are arranged spirally and usually have three pairs of symmetrically egg-shaped leaflets up to 2 inches long. |
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