Banar / Hairy Cassia
Chamaecrista absus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- August-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chamaecrista absus
- Genus
- Chamaecrista
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Abundant in disturbed grounds in deciduous forests, also degraded forests and plains
- Native to
- Old World tropics
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Banar itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Banar itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Banar, Bankultthi, Chaksi
- Bengali
- Chaksi, Benar
- Tamil
- Edikkol, Karunganam, Kattukkol
- Telugu
- Chanupala-vittulu
- Kannada
- Adavihuli, Kaadu huliga, Kannu kutukana beeja
- Malayalam
- Karin-kolla
- Marathi
- Chamada, Kankuti
About Banar
Hairy Cassia (Chamaecrista absus) belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana and 6 other states. It grows in abundant in disturbed grounds in deciduous forests, also degraded forests and plains. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Banar belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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