| Senna sophera |
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| Habit |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Fabales |
| Family: |
Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: |
Senna |
| Species: |
S. sophera |
| Binomial name |
Senna sophera
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| Synonyms |
List
- Cassia aegyptiaca Willd.
- Cassia atroviridis Span.
- Cassia canca Cav.
- Cassia chinensis Jacq., nom. illeg.
- Cassia coromandeliana Jacq.
- Cassia esculenta Roxb., nom. nud.
- Cassia frutescens Mill.
- Cassia geminiflora Schrank, nom. illeg.
- Cassia indica Poir.
- Cassia lanceolata Pers., nom. illeg.
- Cassia ligustrina Forssk. ex Benth., nom. illeg.
- Cassia linearis Michx.
- Cassia patula Aiton
- Cassia proboscidea Pollard
- Cassia purpurea Roxb. ex Lindl.
- Cassia robinioides Willd.
- Cassia ruscifolia Jacq.
- Cassia socotrana Serrato
- Cassia sophera L.
- Cassia sopheroides Collad.
- Cassia torosa Cav.
- Cassia torulosa Poir.
- Chamaefistula chinensis G.Don
- Chamaefistula coromandelina (Jacq.) G.Don
- Chamaefistula sophera (L.) G.Don
- Chamaefistula torosa (Cav.) G.Don
- Ditremexa sophera (L.) Britton & Rose
- Octelisia aurea Raf.
- Senna esculenta Roxb.
- Senna lanceolata Link
- Senna officinalis Gaertn.
- Senna purpurea Roxb.
- Senna socotrana (Serrato) Lock
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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).. This tree is called Gnazhar tree (ஞாழல் மரம்) in Tamil. The flower of this tree has been extensively referred in poems of Sangam Tamil litterature.