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Senna sophera (L.) Roxb. (Syn.: Cassia atroviridis Span.; Cassia autropurpurea Benth.; Cassia canca Cav.; Cassia esculenta Roxb.; Cassia frutescens Mill.; Cassia geminiflora Schrank; Cassia linearis Michx.; Cassia lineata Michx.; Cassia occidentalis var. glabra DC.; Cassia occidentalis var. sophera (L.) Kuntze; Casssia patula Aiton; Cassia proboscidea Pollard; Cassia sophera Wall.; Cassia sophera L.; Cassia sophera var. ligustrinoides Benth.; Cassia sopheroides Roxb.; Cassia torosa Cav.; Chamaefistula sophera G.Don; Ditremexa sophera (L.) Britton & Wilson; Senna occidentalis var. sophera (L.) X.Y. Zhu; Cassia indica Poir.; Cassia lanceolata Link; Senna esculenta Roxb.);
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SEN-nuh — Latin form of Arabic word for a thorny bush SOF-er-uh — an Arabian name for a pea flowering tree like those in the genus Sophora . commonly known as: sophera senna . Native to: India, s Mexico, Caribbean islands, tropical South America; widely naturalized in tropics . Here is the part of the key developed by me on our webside:
The full key for Cassia complex in India is available at our website: /species/a—l/f/fabaceae/cassia               Senna sophora from Bank of W Y Canal Karnal
Wild Shrub upto 6 feet Senna sophera please
Flower ID request – RK43 – 2-Nov-2012: This is Senna sophera [Cassia sophera].
ID Pls – Cassia ? which one ? & the cat. ? – at Kalyani , Nadia, West Bengal: This is the caterpillar of the Common Emigrant butterfly on Senna sophera [Cassia sophera].
Attached images may be Senna sophera var. sophera (L.) Roxb. Please validate
Date :18.10.13.2013
Location: Kamrup district(Metro)
Family : Caesalpiniaceae
Genus & species : Senna sophera var. sophera (L.) Roxb.
Habitat: Grows wild on road side
Habit : Shrub
Flower : Yellow Good Pics again …
Senna sophera (L.) Roxb. SN Mar 28 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).
Senna sophera (L.) Roxb (= Cassia sophera L.), undershrub recorded near shimoga Karnataka.
Senna sophera (L.) Roxb.
Cassia for ID : 310711 : AK-2: I guess Cassia sophera Linn. Just came across this older post of mine taken at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai. SEN-nuh — Latin form of Arabic word for a thorny bush
SOF-er-uh — an Arabian name for a pea flowering tree like those in the genus Sophora Oct 15, 2011 … at Chunchwad, Karnataka
commonly known as: sophera senna Native to: India, s Mexico, Caribbean islands, tropical South America; widely naturalized in tropics more views: Oct 15, 2011 … at Halabhavi, Karnataka Oct 15, 2011 … at Londa, Karnataka
   Fwd: Cassia I’d plz : 3 posts by 1 author. Attachments (3) Senna for ID :: Mumbai, Nov 2017 :: ARKNOV1701 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)
Saw this plant (may be cultivated) near a butterfly garden in Mumbai, November 2017. Could you please provide ID for the same?
Pl. Check at Senna sophera, perhaps.
10102011-BS-2 Cassia sp from Bank of Western Yamuna Canal in Karnal Haryana:
Cassia sp from Bank of Western Yamuna Canal in Karnal Haryana Looks like that of Cassia occidentalis but have differences in Leaves particularly. The sp under consideration looks more profusely branched than C occidentalis sharing both for comparison pls id
“Plant Groups” gives me two species Cassia sophera & C. occidentalis for the plant what we call KALKASUNDA in Bengali. Both the species are referred as KALKASUNDA in Bengali. Moreover, ‘wikipedia’ says Cassia should be replaced by Senna.
I go for Senna sophera for the images attached herewith because of its more elongated leaflets.
Species : Senna sp.
Habit & Habitat : wild herb, roadside
Date : 17-03-2012, 1.40 p.m.
Place : Hooghly, WB Hopefully it is कालकसौंदा not कल्कसुन्दा कसौंदा or कसौंदी is Hindi name of Cassia (Senna) sophera. What is the meaning of “Kal” in Bengali? Is it for black?
Kasaunda is mentioned in famous writing of Malik Md. Jayesi. There are many villages in Chhattisgarh named as Kasaunda or Kasaundi.
कोइ बिजौंर, करौंदा-जूरी । कोइ अमिली, कोइ महुअ, खजूरी ॥ Thank you … for pointing my mistake, it should be KAALKAASUNDA. Thanks but not satisfied. What “Tomorrow” is doing with Kasaunda in Kaalkasaunda? Lets wait for our Bengali speaking members viz. The same question bothers me too – why it is KAALKASUNDA?! … may help. I myself will try by consulting Bengali lexicon. As far as difference in Senna sophera and Senna occidentalis is concerned it can not be on leaflets but “Senna sophera is closely related to Senna occidentalis (L.)Link. The two are often confused, but the pods of the latter are circular in cross-section, not compressed, and have 2 rows of seeds. ” KAAL may also stand for BLACK, pertaining to its BLACK SEEDS!!! Thank you for the identifying keys to the both species. Attaching an image of the pod of the same plant. Here is the part of the key developed by me on our webside:
The full key for Cassia complex in India is available at our website: /species/a—l/f/fabaceae/cassia Thanks … Is it based on published literature or field observations or both? May I know the number of plants studied (in how many number of locations) for range 20-30 seeds or 30-40 seeds? Its bit wide range the early workers were using when fields were far from lab. Black seeds of Senna sophera???? It must be new discovery Dr. …. Let me know the reference for your quote. Here is image of Senna sophera seeds from wikipedia Thank you Sir for the link related to identifying various Cassia species. Thank you once again for pasting here the related data. Bengali dictionary didn’t help me except that KAAL also means ‘cold’ or ‘winter'(?). There is no word as KAASUNDAA (U is pronounced as OO). KAASUNDI or KAASUNDA is there, meaning a type of pickle, usually made of green mango and i knew it beforehand.
I think searching the Bengali root for the KAALKAASUNDAA may not give any result. Instead should we move to Sanskrit for its origin? It’s bad that i do not know Sanskrit. It is definitely not S. occidentalis which has less than 6 pairs of leaflets, flattened pods. You can see what torulose means (constricted between seeds). I have attached image of S. occidentalis.
Now you should concentrate on whether it is Senna sophera var. sophera (leaflets 4-9 cm long, braches not purple), or var. purpurea ( leaflets less than 3 cm long, braches slender and purple). From appearance it appears var. sophera to me. Today i shot some more close-ups of this plant. This is definitely not S. occidentalis as … already mentioned. It is, i think, Senna sophera var. sophera. Great work … I liked the eflora design, too 🙂 The ‘design’ was a sudden flash of an idea while i was counting the seeds! Would have loved if i could manage the entire word, efloraofindia. May I request everybody to consider Senna floribunda (Cassia floribunda) too? Had collected the same from Arunachal Pradesh during my Ph.D. work. Senna florinbunda is a shrub or tree, leaflets only 3-5 pairs, there are clavate glands between all pairs of leaflets except uppermost, pods are compressed and much broader (12-15 mm). It is rather closer to Senna surattensis Two step identification keys for Senna occidentalis and Senna sophera from MM Bhandari’s flora. Bracts acute, 2-4 flowers- Senna occidentalis
Bracts obtuse, more than 4 flowers- Senna sophera.
It may be added in identification keys. In continuation of previous mail Thanks … for useful information. I will add this to the key to make it more stronger. Thanks to All, once again, for this very elaborate discussion. Attaching another image of the gland. Thank you very much for relating this medieval lyric by Malik Mohammad Jaisi. I was deeply moved by the evocative spirit of his Basant Khand when I first learnt about it some years back. Have seen both in South Kachchh and they are also documented in Thakar’s treatise on the plants of Kachchh [1926].
In Gujarati, Cassia purpurea [i.e. Senna sophera var. purpurea] is known as કાળી કાસુંદરી [Kaali Kasundari]. In Kachchhi, some of its descriptive names are Kaari Sundari and Shyam Sundari.
From what I gather, ‘Kaali’ signifies the diagnostic ‘darker’ appearance [purple twigs] of the variety purpurea. In contrast, the variety sophera is simply known as Kasundari while S. occidentalis is Kasundaro in Gujarati.
I’ll make it a point to photograph these when I go there this year. It is interesting to note that SHYAM (= KRISHNA) is also known as KAALAA in Bengali, for his dark complexion! So, ‘Shyam Sundari’ in Kachchhi sounds similar to Benagali KAALKAASOONDA! . Fwd: Viracha.विरचा : 6 posts by 3 authors. please let us know the region … is it Maharshtra OR Gujarat ? Thanks, …, I think it may be from Gujarat as most of his postings are from there.
All character is maching with Cassia sophora ?
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Senna sophera (L.) Roxb. ??? Looks more like Alexandrian Senna (Senna alexandrina) I guess it looks different Yes, it is Senna sophera, dear … . Senna for I’d from Bilaspur: 1 high res. image. Looks like Senna occidentalis The plant is reported to be poisonous to cattle due to the presence of derivative of anthraquinone called emodin. Senna coffee /Mogdad coffee seeds can be roasted and used as a substitute for coffee. Thanks … but Senna occidentalis has only 6-8 pairs of leaflets. Yes … I think I overlooked the no. of leaves and took the overall resemblance. I should have examined properly. Sorry. Yes S. sophera is possible I will examine the pods when the pods will form. Yes, appears more closer to images at Senna sophera
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