Cassia siamea, Lam. |
(Syn. C. florida , Senna sumatrana) |
Family: Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae |
Common Name : Iron wood |
Telugu Name : Sima-tangedu |
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General :
Anative of Ceylone and very commonly planted in avenues. Identified by bright yellow flowers. Recommended for covering the denuded areas, hill slopes, flat terrain provided the drainage is good.
Flowering :
Mostly in hot season, but the flowering period is comparatively long. |
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Fruiting : |
March-April. |
Morphology of the Fruit/Seed : |
Pods flat, 15-25 long; soft and ribbon like when young, purplish and brown when ripe; thickened at suture, indented between the seeds; minutely velvety. Many seeded, seeds dark-greenish. |
Seed Collection and Storage : |
Pods are collected by lopping the branches in March-April, dried and thrashed to harvest the seeds. One bag of pods gives about 9.5 Kgs of clean seed. Seed can be stored for 2 to 3 years in gunny bags or in sealed tins. |
Seed Biology : |
No.of seeds per kg. |
Germination percentage |
Plant percent |
No. of seedlings per Kg. of seed |
37,040 |
98 |
87 |
32,300 |
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Pretreatment:
Not required.
Nursery Technique :
Either the seeds can be put in polythene bags directly or in primary beds and then pricked out to the bags. The growth of the seedlings is very fast.
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