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
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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) is a herb belonging to the Caesalpiniaceae family (Senna family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate pinnate/bipinnate leaves, raceme/panicle flower clusters, pod/legume fruit. It is typically found in abundant in disturbed grounds in deciduous forests, also degraded forests and plains. Native to Old World tropics, it is distributed across Paleotropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-February. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Banar belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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