| Senna auriculata | |
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| At Sindhrot near Vadodara, Gujarat | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Senna |
| Species: | S. auriculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Senna auriculata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cassia auriculata L. | |
Senna auriculata is a leguminous tree in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is commonly known by its local names matura tea tree, avaram or ranawara , (Kannada: ಆವರಿಕೆ āvarike, Marathi: तरवड, Malayalam: ആവര, Sinhala: රණවරා ranawarā,Telugu: తంగేడు taṃgēḍu, Tamil: ஆவாரை āvārai) or the English version avaram senna. It is the State flower of Indian state of Telangana.[1] It occurs in the dry regions of India and Sri Lanka. It is common along the sea coast and the dry zone in Sri Lanka.
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- ^ Vijayaraj, Panneerselvam; Muthukumar, Kannan; Sabarirajan, Jayaraja; Nachiappan, Vasanthi (2013-01-01). "Antihyperlipidemic activity of Cassia auriculata flowers in triton WR 1339 induced hyperlipidemic rats". Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology. 65 (1): 135–141. doi:10.1016/j.etp.2011.07.001. ISSN 0940-2993. PMID 21852078.