Names of Plants in India: Senna sulfurea (DC. ex Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

SEN-nuh -- Latin form of Arabic word for a thorny bush ... Dave's Botanary
sul-FER-ee-uh -- sulphur yellow (also spelled sulphurea) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: glaucous cassia, sulphur cassia, sulphur-flowered senna • Gujarati: કૃષ્ણમોક્ષ krushnamoksh • Kannada: ಅಡವಿ ತಂಗಡಿ adavi thangadi • Konkani: सरपुली sarpuli • Marathi: मोठी तरवड mothi tarvad • Tamil: குண்டுப்பூக்கொன்றை kuntu-p-pu-k-konrai, மஞ்சட்கொன்றை mancat-konrai, வெள்ளைத்தகரை vellai-t-takarai • Telugu: మెట్టతంగేడు mettatangedu

botanical names: Senna sulfurea (DC. ex Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby ... homotypic synonyms: Cassia sulfurea DC. ex Collad. • Senna surattensis subsp. sulfurea (DC. ex Collad.) Randell ... heterotypic synonyms: Cassia enneaphylla J.Koenig ex Wight & Arn. • Cassia glauca Lam. • Cassia surattensis subsp. glauca (Lam.) K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen • Senna surattensis subsp. glauca (Lam.) X.Y.Zhu ... and more listed at POWO, retrieved 21 August 2024

Bibliography / etymology

Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

glaucous cassia

this name is literal translation of the synonym Cassia glauca Lam.
Cassia glauca Lam. is not a synonym of Senna surattensis (Burm.f.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby ... though was so in earlier times
De Wit's description of S.surattensis has become confused with S.sulfurea ... refer to "NOTES" in ILDIS World Database of Legumes Version 10.38 20 July 2010 [accessed: 21 August 2024]
as such, the common name "glaucous cassia" is not appropriate for S.surattensis

sulphur cassia

EPPO (2024) EPPO Global Database [accessed: 21 August 2024]

sulphur-flowered senna

for Cassia glauca Lam. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

કૃષ્ણમોક્ષ krushnamoksh

WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge
distribution in Gujarat ... Version 10.38 20 July 2010 ILDIS World Database of Legumes [accessed: 21 August 2024]

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಅಡವಿ ತಂಗಡಿ adavi thangadi

Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

सरपुली sarpuli

for Cassia glauca Lam. ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

मोठी तरवड mothi tarvad

for Cassia glauca Lam. ... मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ
for Cassia glauca Lam. ... KHANDBAHALE.COM
distribution in Maharashtra ... Version 10.38 20 July 2010 ILDIS World Database of Legumes [accessed: 21 August 2024]

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

கொவளை kovalai

for sulphur-flowered senna ... for Cassia glauca Lam. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

குண்டுப்பூக்கொன்றை kuntu-p-pu-k-konrai, மஞ்சட்கொன்றை mancat-konrai, வெள்ளைத்தகரை vellai-t-takarai

for Cassia glauca Lam. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

మెట్టతంగేడు mettatangedu

WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge
distribution in Andhra Pradesh ... Version 10.38 20 July 2010 ILDIS World Database of Legumes [accessed: 21 August 2024]

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

widespread

Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.8; last update August 13th, 2024. Last accessed 21/08/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

NOTE: this species has been much confused with S.surattensis ¦ in historical literature, the name Cassia glauca Lam. referred to either of these species, thus their common / regional names too have become muddled

~~~~~ Created on: 11:57 21-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 12:22 22-08-2024 ~~~~~