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Senna spectabilis (DC.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Cassia spectabilis
Family name: FABACEAE
English name: Cassia
Antsoan Dilaw
Scented shower
Sinhala name: Kahakona (කහකෝණ )
Tamil name: Munjal-kona
Sanskrit name: Available soon
Conservation status: NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
Description: Tree about 18 m tall. Leaves eglandular, (8 -) 10 - 16 pair of leaflets; leaflets lanceolate to oblong-elliptic, 3 - 9 X 2 (- 3) cm, acute to acuminate, glabrous to subglabrous above, sparsely pilosulous to tomentulose beneath. Inflorescence axillary, racemose, few-many flowered or terminal panicles to 30 cm long, flowers yellow. Fruit linear, indehiscent or tardily dehiscent along one margin, many seeded. Seeds olive, suborbicular.
Native Distribution Status: Only under cultivation
Edible parts: Available soon
Treatment for: Available soon
Parts used in Treatment: Available soon
Related Medical Properties: Available soon
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