Cassia tora L. has considered to be widely distributed in the tropics of both the hemisphere. In India it is distributed throughout the tropical plains. Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the foot hills of Himalaya. In present work, the species is first time reported from Ladakh, which is most elevated and extremely cold province of India.
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Manuscript Published on 01 June 2007
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