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Chamaecrista absus
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Caesalpinioideae)
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Citation: 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.
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.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Karinkolla, Thakarakeera
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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.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Degraded forest areas, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Sri Lanka, Peninsular India and Himalayas
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Wadakkanchery, Churullipetty, Chinnar, Thannikkudy, Kannimara, Tiruvalla, Ezhimala, Mulleria, Pooyamkutty
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