Senna siamea (Lam.) Irwin et Barneby | |
Fabaceae | |
Manjal konrai | |
| Botanical Name | Senna siamea (Lam.) Irwin et Barneby |
| Synonyms | Cassia arborea. Macfad.; Cassia gigantean D C. |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Common Name | English : Ironwood / Tamil : Manjal konrai |
| Distribution | Global : India and South East Asia Indian : Throughout India |
| Description | Small to medium sized tree up to 15-20 m tall, with a short bole and low branching high crown. Leaves, pinnate, alternate, rachis 25-30 cm long, with a marked furrow, leaflets oblong, rounded at the base and at the apex, slightly retuse. Upper side dark green and shining, underside dull-green, shortly haired. Inflorescence raceme, 15-30cm long. Flowers yellow, up to 3.5 cm long, in dense racemes at the end of the shoots, and in their axils. Fruit glabrous, brown, slightly curved pods in dense clusters, 25cm long with 20 seeds in each. |
| Flowering Fruiting period | August - May continuous flowering up to October |
| Uses | Used in intercropping systems, wind breaks and shelterbelts. |
| Medicinal Uses | Used to treat typhoid fever, jaundice, abdominal pain, menstrual pain and is also used to reduce sugar level in the blood. |
| Tamil Name | Manjal konrai |