According to documentary, flowering period of this plant is November to January, that is why I was very much surprised to find these blooms flowering under the hot Summer sun in this time of the year. One interesting point about this plant is that it keeps snakes away. This photo was taken in the Kowloon Park, Hong Kong.
Family: CaesalpinaceaeLocal name: Senna; Sunamukhi (Telugu)Distribution: Found in India. Photographed at Eastren ghats of Nellore district. The dried leaves and pods are used as laxative. Because of over exploitation it is rarely found in wild. 30-50cm long herbs. Leaves unipinnately compound. Flowers in axilary racemes. Pod a compressed legume. Reference: Flora of presidency of Madras by J.S Gamble, ENVIS, Flora of Nellore district By B.Suryanarayana &A.S Rao