Senna sophera

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Senna sophera Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 347, 1832.

Synonyms: Cassia sophera L. Sp. Pl. 379, 1753; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 262, 1878; Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bombay 1: 446, 1958 (Repr.); Almeida, Fl. Mah. 2: 187, 1998; Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 1: 790, 2000.

C. frutescens Hill., Dict. No. 2, 1768.

C. chinensis Jacq., Ic. t. 73, 1781.

C. coromandeliana Jacq., Fragn. 6, t. 100, 1809.

S. esculenta Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 346, 1832.

C. indica Poir. In Lamk., Encyclop. Suppl. 2: 127, 1811.

Common names: Rantakla, Jangli-takla.

Flr. & Frtg.: September-January

it was collected from Mumbai in waste places and near railway tracks.
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Satish Pardeshi
Plant Taxonomist
Mumbai, Pune