Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

 
  • Family : CAESALPINIACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : IMLI FAMILY (ईमली फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Basionym : Cassia siamea Lam.
  • Synonym(s) : Cassia arborea Macfad.; Cassia florida Vahl; Cassia gigantea Bertero ex DC.; Cassia siamea var. puberula Kurz; Cassia sumatrana Roxb. ex Hornem.; Chamaefistula gigantea (Bertero ex DC.) G.Don; Senna sumatrana (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
  • Common name : Siamese Tree Senna, Ironwood tree, Siamese senna
  • Vernacular name :
    • Manja konnai, Sinnakennai, Kassod, Seemalauari, Manjakonnai (Tamil)
    • Seema tangedu (Telugu)
    • Manjakonna (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Planted and self sown
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in plains to 1400m. Widely cultivated
  • Key identification features : Moderate-sized tree
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 09/02/1980
  • Collection Nos : KFP 12149
  • Collection Locality : Devarayanadurga, Tumkuru district
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Visakhapatnam district, Kurnool district, Y.S.R. Kadapa district, Anantapur district
    • Karnataka : Karnataka
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruvannamalai district, Vellore district, Salem district
    • Jharkhand :
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman
  • Native : Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla
    • P. S. N. Rao, P. M. Padhey, B. K. Sinha, H. S. Debnath, P. Lakshminarasimhan, & L. N. Ray. (1999). Flora of Andaman-Nicobar Islands (Vol. 1). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Senna siamea
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Senna siamea. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

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