Table 3 Morhological charcaters of Cassia and Senna
Character | Cassia fistula L | Cassia grandis | Cassia renigera | Cassia roxburghii DC | Cassia javanica | Senna alata | Senna. surattensis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-Life Span | perennial | perennial | perennial | perennial | perennial | perennial | perennial |
2-Life form | Tree | Tree | Tree | Tree | Tree | Shrub | Shrub |
3-stem surfaces | glabrous | pubescent | pubescent | pubescent | pubescent | pubescent | pubescent |
4-Leaf duration | deciduous | deciduous | deciduous | deciduous | deciduous | evergreen | evergreen |
5-Leaflet pairs in numbers | 8-14 pairs | 14-20paris | 16-20pairs | 14-20 pairs | 16-20 pairs | 8-12 pairs | 6-12 pairs |
6-Leaflet shape | ovate | oblong | oblong | oblong | oblong | obovate-oblong | obovate-oblong |
7-Leaflet margin | entire | entire | entire | entire | entire | entire | entire |
8-Leaflet apex. | acute | obtuse | obtuse | obtuse | acute | obtuse | obtuse |
9-Leaflet base | Obtuse | Obtuse | Obtuse | Oblique | Obtuse | Oblique | Oblique |
10-Leaflet adaxial surface | glabrous | puberulent | puberulent | glabrous | puberulent | glabrous | glabrous |
11-Leaflet abaxial surface | puberulent | tomentose | tomentose | puberulent | puberulent | puberulent | puberulent |
12-Leaflet lenght | 7.5-15 cm | 5-7 cm | 5-10 cm | 7-10 cm | 5.5-10 | 6-12 cm | 2-5 cm |
13- Leaflet width | 2.5-7 cm | 1-2 cm | 0.4 -2 cm | 1-2 cm | 0,6-2 cm | 3-6 cm | 0.8-2 cm |
14- Stipule | cauducous | cauducous | cauducous | cauducous | cauducous | Persistent | cauducous |
15- Stipule shape | deltoid to ovate | deltoid to ovate | kidney | kidney | linear to lanceolate | Triangular | linear to lanceolate |
16-Bract shape | ovate | Linear to lanceolate | leafy | Linear | Ovate | oblong to broadly ovate | linear to lanceolate |
17- Sepals shape | ovate | ovate | ovate | ovate | ovate | oblong | ovate |
18-Sepals colour | green | redish | redish | redish | redish | yellowish-green | yellowish-green |
19- Petals shape | obovate | obovate | obovate | Ovate Oblong | obovate | ovate | obovate |
20- Petals colour | yellow | pink | pink | pink | pink | yellow | yellow |
21-pod Curvature | straight | straight | straight | straight | straight | straight | straight |
22- Pod colour | Black | Dark brown | Dark brown | Dark brown | Dark brown | brown | Dark brown |
23- Pod Texture | glabrous | glabrous | glabrous | glabrous | glabrous | glabrous | hairy |
24- POD APEX | rounded | rounded | rounded | rounded | rounded | ACUMINATE | rounded |
25- Dehiscence of pod | indehiscent | indehiscent | indehiscent | indehiscent | indehiscent | dehiscent | dehiscent |
26- Seed shape | elliptic | obovate-elliptic | obovate-elliptic | elliptic | obovate-elliptic | deltoid | obovate-oblong |
27- Seed color | Brown | Brown | Brown | Brown | Brown | Black | Dark brown |