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Chamaecrista absus (L.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby

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Chamaecrista absus (L.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Chamaecrista absus (L.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Chamaecrista absus (L.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymCassia absus L.
synonymCassia babylonica Schrank
synonymCassia coccinea Wall.
synonymCassia exigua Roxb.
synonymCassia foliolis L.
synonymCassia thonningii DC.
synonymCassia viscida Zoll.
synonymGrimaldia absus (L.)Link
synonymGrimaldia opifera Schrank
synonymSenna absus (L.)Roxb.
synonymSenna exigua Roxb.
synonymSenna quadrifolia Burm.
🗒 Common Names
Bengali
  • Benar
  • Chaksi
Hindi
  • Banar
  • Bankultthi
  • Chaksi
Kannada
  • Adavihuli
  • Kaadu Huliga
  • Kannu Kutukana Beeja
Malayalam
  • Karinkolla
  • Karin-kolla
  • Thakarakeera
Marathi
  • Chamada
  • 'chimar' 'चिमार'
  • Kankuti
Other
  • Tropical Sensitive Pea
Sanskrit
  • Arangakulitthika
  • Aranyakulattha
  • Aranyakulatthika
  • Chakshushya
  • Chaksusya
Tamil
  • Edikkol
  • Karunganam
  • Karungkollu
  • Kattukkol
Telugu
  • Chanupala-vittulu
Urdu
  • Chaksu
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb Distribution notes: Exotic
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Viscid herbs, puberulus. Leaves 4 cm; leaflets inequalateral, 2-3 x 1.5 to 2 cm, obovate- elliptic, base cuneate, pubescent, glands sessile on the rachis between leaflets; stipule 2-3 mm. Racemes terminal or leaf-opposed, to 6 cm; peduncle to 2 cm; pedicel 0.5 cm; bracts 2-2.5 mm, ovate; sepals 4 mm, oblong, apex acute; petals 5, 6 mm, obovate; stamens 5, 3 longer, dilated. Pod 3.5 x 0.6 cm, falcate, glandular pubescent.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Habit: A medium sized subshrub, upto 75cm.
      Keystone Foundation
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      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
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      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: September-December
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Morphology
          Flower

          In terminal or leaf-opposed racemes; reddish to flame coloured. Flowering from November-February.

          Fruit

          A short, stipitate pod, ligulate, falcate, flat, strigose; seeds 6, ovoid, longitudinal. Fruiting December onwards.

          Field tips

          Leaflets in 2 pairs, digitate. Rachis with subsessile glands between leaflets.

          Leaf Arrangement

          Alternate distichous

          Leaf Type

          Paripinnate

          Leaf Shape

          Ovate-obovate

          Leaf Apex

          Obtuse-rotund

          Leaf Base

          Cuneate

          Leaf Margin

          Entire

          Keystone Foundation
          Attributions Keystone Foundation
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat

            Habitat

            Terrestrial
            Terrestrial
            Degraded forest areas, also in the plains
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Description
              Global Distribution

              Sri Lanka, Peninsular India and Himalayas

              Indian distribution

              State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Found in scrub jungles and disturbed grounds from plains to 1000m. Common. Old world tropics.
                Keystone Foundation
                Attributions Keystone Foundation
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  No Data
                  📚 Occurrence
                  No Data
                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses
                  Medicinal
                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    No Data
                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. Chamaecrista absus (L.) Irwin & Barneby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 664. 1982; V. Singh, Monogr. Indian Subtribe Cassiinae 55. 2001; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 107. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 322. 2009.
                    2. Cassia absus L., Sp. Pl. 376. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 255. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 403(285). 1919; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 142. 1985; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 14. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 163. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 121. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 111. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 197. 2005.
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. Chamaecrista absus (L.) Irwin & Barneby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 664. 1982; V. Singh, Monogr. Indian Subtribe Cassiinae 55. 2001; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 107. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 322. 2009.
                    2. Cassia absus L., Sp. Pl. 376. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 255. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 403(285). 1919; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 142. 1985; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 14. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 163. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 121. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 111. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 197. 2005.
                    No Data
                    📚 Meta data
                    No Data
                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomPlantae
                    PhylumTracheophyta
                    ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                    OrderFabales
                    FamilyFabaceae
                    GenusChamaecrista
                    SpeciesChamaecrista absus (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
                    📊 Temporal Distribution
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