Foetid Cassia

Senna tora

Also known as Sickle pod, Ring worm plant, Sickle Senna, Wild Senna

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About Foetid Cassia

This page is about the Cassia tora described by Linnaeus. Later authors usually applied the taxon to Senna obtusifolia. Senna tora (originally described by Linnaeus as Cassia tora) is a plant species in the family Fabaceae and the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Its name is derived from its Sinhala name tora (තෝර). It grows wild in most of the tropics and is considered a weed in many places. Its native range is in Central America. Its most common English name is sickle senna or sickle wild sensitive-plant. Other common names include sickle pod, tora, coffee pod and foetid cassia. It is often confused with Chinese senna or sickle pod, Senna obtusifolia.

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Senna tora
Genus: Senna
Family: CAESALPINIACEAE
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also Low lying places and roadsides
Native to: Asia
Distribution: India, Africa, Arabia, Pakistan, East wards to Polynesia
Flowering & fruiting: September-December
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Local Names

Hindi: Panwar, Chakunda, Chakvat
Nepali: चक्रमंदि Chakramandi, सानो टापरे Sano tapre, सानो ताप्रे
Bengali: Panevar, Chakunda, বন চাকুন্দা
Tamil: சேநாவு Senavu, தகரை
Kannada: ಚಗತೆ, ಚಗಟೆ Chagate, ಚಗಚೆ Chagache
Malayalam: Sakramardakam, വട്ടത്തകര
Marathi: Takla, Tankala

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Botanical family

Caesalpiniaceae

Senna family

Foetid Cassia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.

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