One-Leaf Senna
Senna uniflora
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- July-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Senna uniflora
- Genus
- Senna
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- wasteland, plains
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Native to
- Tropical South America and West Indies
- Distribution
- Introduced to the old World
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- 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 One-Leaf 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 One-Leaf Senna itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About One-Leaf Senna
A member of the Caesalpiniaceae family, One-leaf Senna (Senna uniflora) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and 5 other states. It grows in wasteland, plains. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
One-Leaf 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 One-Leaf Senna or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.