Tinnavale Senna

Senna alexandrina

Also known as Indian Senna, Alexandrian Senna, Bombay Senna, Indian Senna, Tinnervelly Senna

Shruboutdoor

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About Tinnavale Senna

Senna alexandrina (Alexandrian senna, in Arabic عشرج or عشرق or سنامكي and see below) is an ornamental plant in the genus Senna. It is used in herbalism. It grows natively in upper Egypt, especially in the Nubian region, and near Khartoum (Sudan), where it is cultivated commercially. It is also grown elsewhere, notably in India and Somalia. Not native to the USSR, it was farmed in southern Kazakhstan for medicine.

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Senna alexandrina
Genus: Senna
Family: CAESALPINIACEAE
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Occasional in plains, also on foothills
Native to: Tropical Africa
Distribution: India, Africa, Arabia
Flowering & fruiting: Throughout the year
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Local Names

Hindi: हिन्द सना Hind-sana, सनाय
Tamil: Alakalam, Alakalampokki, Alakalampokkicceti
Telugu: nelaponna, nelatangedu, సునాముఖి
Kannada: ಸೋನಾಮುಖಿ Sonamukhi, ನೆಲಾವರೆ Nelavare, ನೆಲಾವರಿಕೆ Nelavarike
Malayalam: സൊനമുക്കീ Sonnamukki, Nilavaka, നിലവാക
Marathi: Bhitarvada, Mulkacha, सोनमुखी Sonamukhi

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Botanical family

Caesalpiniaceae

Senna family

Tinnavale Senna belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.

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