Senna petersiana

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Senna petersiana
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Senna petersiana in South Africa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Senna
Species:
S. petersiana
Binomial name
Senna petersiana
(Bolle) Lock
Synonyms
  • Cassia petersianaBolle

Senna petersiana, the monkey pod or eared senna, is an African deciduous shrub or small tree. [1] [2] The leaves are compound with about 12 opposite lanceolate leaflets, dark green above and lighter below. Its copious bright yellow flowers are carried on erect multi-branched inflorescences. [2] The species was formerly placed in the genus Cassia .

It occurs naturally in Cameroon, Central African Republic, DRC, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Eswatini. [1] It was introduced to several Indian Ocean islands and became naturalized in far northern Madagascar. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock". African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  2. 1 2 "Senna petersiana". Sunshine seeds. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  3. Bosch, C.H. (2007). "Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock". Record from Protabase. Prota, Netherlands. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  4. "Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar, Tropicos.org. 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  5. Kew Bulletin 43(2): 340. 1988.