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Botanical Name
Senna pallida - (Vahl.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby
Family
Caesalpiniaceae
Common Name
Twin flowered Cassia
Habit
Shrub
Synonym
Cassia biflora L.
Habitat
Dry deciduous forest
Color Of Flower
Yellow
Key Characters
Leaves stipulate, leaflets obtuse.
Systematic Position
Division :
Dicotyledonae
 
Class :
Polypetalae
 
Series :
Calyciflorae
 
Order :
Rosales
Plant Description

Shrub with straggling, glabrous or pubescent branches; leaves evenpinnate, alternate; stipules linear, subulate, caducous; petioles bearing a clavate or cylindrical gland; leaflets obovate, oblanceolate or oblong, sparsely and minutely pubescent, obtuse at apex, often broadly cuneate at base, pale beneath; peduncles slender, 2 to 3 flowered; flowers pedicellate, bracteate, bisexual, zygomorphic, yellow; sepals-5, thin, green, obtuse or rounded; petals-5, ovate, clawed, imbricate, bright yellow, brown veined; stamens 10, perfect 7, subequal, anthers usually of two kinds, larger with 3-4 mm long anthers and smaller of 1-2 mm; ovary densely pubescent; pods linear, 6-10 cm long, compressed, dark brown, glabrous; seeds suborbicular.

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