Deccan Senna
Senna montana
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Senna montana
- Genus
- Senna
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests, also along river banks
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Deccan Senna 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 Deccan Senna itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Deccan Senna
A member of the Caesalpiniaceae family, Deccan Senna (Senna montana) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and 1 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests, also along river banks. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Deccan Senna belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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