Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Cassia alata L.
Vernacular name: Chakrathakara, Elakayam, Malamthakara, Puzhukkadithakara, Seema-agathi
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Along riversides and margins of ponds, common in roadsides and plain areas
Distribution: Pantropical
Flowering and Fruiting: September-January
Key
identification features: An erect shrub. Its inflorescence
is terminal or axillary, forming many-flowered spicate racemes. The flowers are
yellow, with bracts petaloid. The plant produces linear pods, containing
numerous compressed dark brown seeds.
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