Hairy Sickle Pod
Senna hirsuta
Also known as American Hairy Senna
About Hairy Sickle Pod
Senna hirsuta, commonly known as woolly senna, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is native to Central and South America, but is naturalised in many other countries. It is an erect or spreading shrub or herbaceous perennial with pinnate leaves, with two to six pairs of egg-shaped leaflets, and yellow flowers arranged in groups of two to six, with six fertile stamens and four staminodes in each flower.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Senna hirsuta
- Genus
- Senna
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous and degraded forests, also in the plains
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Old World tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- विलायती तरवर Vilayati Tarwar
- Bengali
- বড় চাকুন্দা Bara Chakunda
- Tamil
- மலையாவாரை Malaiyavarai, மலையாவாரம் Malaiyavaram, மலையாவிரை Malaiyavirai
- Telugu
- నూగు తంగేడు Nugu Tangedu
- Kannada
- ಅಡವಿ ತಂಗಡಿ Adavi Thangadi
- Malayalam
- പൊന്നാവീരം Ponnaaveeram
- Marathi
- केसाळ तरवड Kesal Tarvad
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Hairy Sickle Pod belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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