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Senna sulfurea (DC. ex Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Cassia surattensis ssp. glauca
Family name: FABACEAE
English name: Available soon
Sinhala name: Walahalla (වළාහැල්ල )
Tamil name: Available soon
Sanskrit name: Available soon
Conservation status: NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
Description: Shrus or small trees, to about 7 m tall; young stems puberulous or glabrous; leaves 14-30 cm long with 4-7 pairs of leaflets, bearing a gland between the leaflets of the lowermost pairs; leaflets 3-9 cm long,1.2-5 cm wide; inflorescences racemose, 5-13 cm long, about 10-20-flowered; flowers on pedicels 2.5-4 cm long; petals yellow, 2-3 cm long; fruit 15-20 cm long, with stipe 1-2 cm long, 1.2-2 cm wide, 20-35 seeded; seeds blackish, 6-10 mm long, 3.5-4 mm wide.
Native Distribution Status: Only under cultivation
Edible parts: Available soon
Treatment for: Venereal diseases
Parts used in Treatment: Bark
Root
Leaves
Related Medical Properties: Available soon
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