Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Caesalpiniaceae | Genus: Senna | Species: Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby |
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| Synonym | Cassia siamea Lam. , Cassia arborea Macfad. ,Cassia sumatrana Roxb. , Cassia gigantea DC. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Flower Type | Solitary | |
| English / Trade Name | Ironwood | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kassod | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Upto 1200 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Pods 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 seedsPods 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 |
| Habitat | Dry and moist areas | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India ,Sri Lanka, Indonesia And Malaysia | Bark Details | Bark grey or light brown, smooth but becoming slightly fissured with age |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sector 15 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Bi-pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Siamese cassia is a small to medium sized tree, up to 15-20 m tall. Leaves pinnate, alternate, rachis 25-30 cm long, 8-13 pairs of leaflets of different size. Leaflets oblong, rounded at the base and at the apex, slightly retuse. Flowers in long panicle of corymbs up to 10 cm long. Sepals 5-6 mm long, elliptic, ovate, hairy at margins. Petals 1-2.0 cm long, ovate, broadly elliptic or orbicular .pod strap shaped, 15-30 cm long, 12-16 mm wide, 20-30 seeded | Leaf Details | Paripinnate, leaflets 6-14 pairs, oblong, emarginated, mucronate |
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