| Binomial |
Senna siamea (Lam.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby
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| Family |
Fabaceae |
| Tamil Name |
Manjal Konnai (மஞ்சள் கொன்னை)
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| Tree |
Medium-size, evergreen with dense round crown.
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| Bark |
Grey to light brown, slightly fissured longitudinally.
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| Flowers |
Yellow, borne in terminal pyramidal panicles.
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| Flowering Period |
July to October
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| Fruits |
Pods flat, soft and ribbon-like when young, brown when ripe.
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| Pollinators |
Bees |
| Country of origin |
South East Asia
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| About the tree |
The leaves, tender pods and seeds of this tree turn edible on boiling with water. Kaeng khilek, a well known preparation among others in Thai cuisine makes use of its flowers and tender leaves. Formerly preferred for locomotive engines, the dense wood makes good fuel but produces considerable quantity of smoke when burning. Due to its high biomass production, this tree is planted as a dense shelterbelt in some regions as is also increasingly used in alley cropping systems for providing very useful mulch. Sandalwood, well known for its aromatic wood, is a parasitic tree that often makes use of S. siamea as its host species in India.
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| Location on campus |
https://goo.gl/maps/e11h6VkmxSNGSdSC6 |
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