Foetid Senna
Senna sophera
Also known as Senna sophera, Pepper leaved Senna
About Foetid Senna
Senna sophera is a shrub or tree in the bean family Fabaceae. It is now widespread in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, but is believed to be native to tropical America. Originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Cassia sophera, it has acquired a large number of synonyms. Vernacular names include algarrobilla, baner, kasunda, kasaundi (Hindi) and kolkasunda (Bengali).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Senna sophera
- Genus
- Senna
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Road sides, Margins of Deciduous forests
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कसौंडा Kasaunda, कसौंडी Kasaundi
- Nepali
- ताप्रे Taapre
- Bengali
- কল্কাসুন্দা
- Tamil
- Poonaverie, ஞாழல்
- Kannada
- ಎಲಹುರಿ Elahuri, ಎಲೆಹುರಿ Elehuri, ಎರವುರಿ Eravuri
- Malayalam
- പൊന്നാന്തകര
- Marathi
- Kashawada
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Foetid Senna belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the CAESALPINIACEAE family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at foetid senna or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.
More in CAESALPINIACEAE
- Indian Ash, Red or Pink Cedar, Single TreeAcrocarpus fraxinifolius
- Pride of Burma, Orchid Tree, Noble Amherstia, Tree of heavenAmherstia nobilis
- White 'Orchid' Tree, Dwarf White Bauhinia, Butterfly-tree, Hawaiian Orchid Tree, Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Purple Camel's Foot, White Bauhinia, Kaa-long, Snowy OrchidBauhinia acuminata
- BauhiniaBauhinia blakeana
- Brazilian Orchid TreeBauhinia forficata
- Pride of the CapeBauhinia galpinii