It is commercial senna(Tirunelveli senna) *Senna alexandrina Mill* (= *Cassia angustifolia *M. Vahl.), Fam Caesalpiniaceae; several 1000 ton of leaves, fruit shell, value added calcium salt (Calcium sennosides 10%, 20%, 60%) are exported from India, it is also cultivated in Rajasthan. Tuticorin is the main market for senna nearly from British period.
On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:54:35 PM UTC+5:30, Muthu Karthick, N wrote: > > Dear all, > > Please help me in identifying this Cassia sp. found in a fallow land and > also in roadsides. > > Habit: 1 m high sub-shrub > Pod: 8 cm long > > Location: Tirunelveli town, TN (also in suburbs) > Date: 27 Sep 2013 > Alt.: 60 m asl > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
