Scientific Name :
Senna auriculata (L.)Roxb.
Synonym :
Cassia auriculata L.
Cassia densistipulata Taub
Common Name : Tanner’s senna, Tarwar, Tarod
Plant Family : Fabaceae – Caesalpinaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : March to July
Flower Colour : Yellow
Description : Height: 3 to 5 m
Stem: Branched extensively, presence of auricle on the stems
Leaves: Paripinnate, leaflets 4 to 8 pairs, short petiolate, oblong, linear, mucronate apex
Flowers: Calyx segmented, petals 5 clawed and veined, stamens 10, 3 stamens sterile, flowers bright yellow
Inflorescence: Racemose
Fruits: Pods, flat, oblong, pointed at both ends, constricted, 10 to 15 cm long
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : CH, VT
Distribution Range : Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar.
Uses : It is used to treat constipation.
It is used as timber.
