Described: (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby.
States with an open record: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 2A Himalaya: North West, 4A Semi-Arid: Punjab Plains, 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 7A Gangetic Plain: Upper, 8A Coasts: West Coast.
Family: Fabaceae; order: Fabales.

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yellidespecies of India

Senna obtusifolia

American Sicklepod

American Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2018, stable). Open records in 20 states. Listed by GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Plants: other flowering plants & conifers.

Other flowering plants and conifers of Jammu and Kashmir · Other flowering plants and conifers of Himachal Pradesh · Other flowering plants and conifers of Uttarakhand · Other flowering plants and conifers of Haryana · Other flowering plants and conifers of Rajasthan · Other flowering plants and conifers of Uttar Pradesh · Other flowering plants and conifers of Meghalaya · Other flowering plants and conifers of Assam · Other flowering plants and conifers of West Bengal · Other flowering plants and conifers of Odisha · Other flowering plants and conifers of Chhattisgarh · Other flowering plants and conifers of Madhya Pradesh · Other flowering plants and conifers of Gujarat · Other flowering plants and conifers of Maharashtra · Other flowering plants and conifers of Andhra Pradesh · Other flowering plants and conifers of Karnataka · Other flowering plants and conifers of Goa · Other flowering plants and conifers of Kerala · Other flowering plants and conifers of Tamil Nadu · Other flowering plants and conifers of Telangana

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GBIF records from India by decade and kind of record.

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