WorldFloraDB - Senna alexandrina

Characteristics

An evergreen shrub. It can grow to 1 m high. The branches have short hairs. The leaves are alternate and compound. They have leaflets along the stalk. There are 16-24 leaflets on short stalks. The leaflets slightly overlap. They have a sharp tip. They are more pale underneath. The flowers are large and bright yellow. They are arranged irregularly. They are 5 cm across on stalks 2.5 cm long. The fruit is a short pod 8-11 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. There are 12-20 seeds each in a separate cavity.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	shrub
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	-
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	0.95 - 2.0
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	1.5
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	-
Fruit color
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Semi-desert scrub and grassland, particularly in valley bottoms, flood plains and on river banks, often associated with Acacia spp. It occurs from sea-level up to elevations of 1,300 metres.

More

A tropical plant.

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Caution: Has laxative properties. The leaves are used for a herbal tea.

Uses	fodder medicinal tea wood
Edible	fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use	Hypoglycemic agents (flower), Anemia (fruit), Antifungal agents (fruit), Antimutagenic agents (fruit), Appetite stimulants (fruit), Cathartics (fruit), Constipation (fruit), Dyspepsia (fruit), Hepatomegaly (fruit), Jaundice (fruit), Laxatives (fruit), Malaria (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Skin diseases (fruit), Splenomegaly (fruit), Abdominal pain (leaf), Acne vulgaris (leaf), Anemia (leaf), Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Antimutagenic agents (leaf), Antinematodal agents (leaf), Antirheumatic agents (leaf), Appetite stimulants (leaf), Burns (leaf), Cathartics (leaf), Constipation (leaf), Dyspepsia (leaf), Flatulence (leaf), Hemorrhage (leaf), Hepatomegaly (leaf), Jaundice (leaf), Laxatives (leaf), Leprosy (leaf), Liver diseases (leaf), Malaria (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Splenomegaly (leaf), Trypsin inhibitors (leaf), Typhoid fever (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Anthelmintics (root), Diabetes mellitus (root), Ascites (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Abdominal pain (unspecified), Acne vulgaris (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cathartics (unspecified), Cholagogues and choleretics (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Cholestasis (unspecified), Colitis (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Dysentery, amebic (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Halitosis (unspecified), Helminthiasis (unspecified), Hematologic diseases (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Hemorrhoids (unspecified), Hiccup (unspecified), Intestinal diseases (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Neoplasms (unspecified), Anti-poisoning (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Splenomegaly (unspecified), Stomach diseases (unspecified), Typhoid fever (unspecified), Vitiligo (unspecified), Vomiting (unspecified), Antiviral agents (whole plant)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs scarification and soaking.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	22 - 28
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Conservation status

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:518323-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000164723
COL ID	4WP76
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Cassia senna Senna alexandrina Senna alexandrina Cassia angustifolia Cassia acutifolia Senna acutifolia Cassia alexandrina Senna angustifolia Cassia angustifolia

Lower taxons

Senna alexandrina var. obtusata

WorldFloraDB 2024

Senna alexandrina Mill.

Tinnevelly senna (en), Séné (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Senna