Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Caesalpiniaceae | Genus: Senna | Species: Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb.( अवल, तरवार ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Cassia auriculata L., Cassia densistipulata Taub. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Avaram | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Styptic weed, Tanner's cassia, Tanner's senna | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Tarwar, Awal | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 500 m. | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Pod 7.5-12.5 cm long, 1.2-1.5 cm broad, flat. pilose. stipe 5 mm long. |
| Habitat | Found along the roadsides and wastelands from plains to 500 m. Common. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar; cultivated in the tropics | Bark Details | Smooth reddish brown bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Small shrubby tree, 2-4 m tall. Leaf 5-10 cm long; stipules foliaceous, rotund to reniform, with long apiculae on either side, persistent. Leaflets 4-12 pairs, 1.5-2.5 cm long, 5-12 mm broad with an erect linear gland between each pair. Flowers in terminal and axillary corymbose racemes. Pedicel 1.2-2.5 cm long. Sepals 9-12 mm long, 2 outer much smaller than the other three. Petals 1.2-2.5 cm long, bright yellow, veined with orange. Stamens 10, 3 upper reduced to staminodes. Pod 7.5-12.5 cm long, 1.2-1.5 cm broad, flat. pilose. stipe 5 mm long. | Leaf Details | Leaf 5-10 cm long; stipules foliaceous, rotund to reniform, with long apiculae on either side, persistent. Leaflets 4-12 pairs, 1.5-2.5 cm long, 5-12 mm broad with an erect linear gland between each pair. |
