Cassia holosericea
Fresen,
Jangli sana
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Description
A shrub. It grows 20-120 cm high. The branches are hairy. The leaves are 5-12.5 cm long. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are moist and mucilaginous and were traditionally used in Dhofar as cleaning material to wipe writing boards.
Traditional Uses
The leaves and fruit are used to adulterate Cassia senna. The seeds can be eaten in small amounts.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, East Africa, Ethiopia, Middle East, Oman, Pakistan,
Notes
Probably edible. Also as Caesalpinaceae.
References (3)
- Flora of Pakistan. www.eFlora.org
- Molla, A., Ethiopian Plant Names. http://www.ethiopic.com/aplants.htm
- Miller, A. G., Morris, M. & Stuart-Smith, S., 1988, Plants of Dhofar. The Southern Region of Oman, Traditional, Economic and Medicinal Uses. Sultanate of Oman. p 162
