Senna atomaria (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

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Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Senna

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry forest and degraded, moist forest sites, often associated with Chrysophyllum oliviforme and Prosopis juliflora, preferring dry, rocky slopes; at elevations from sea level to 2,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses fuelwood medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Senna atomaria leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Senna atomaria leaf picture by Alfredo Dorantes Euan (cc-by-sa)
Senna atomaria leaf picture by Alfredo Dorantes Euan (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Senna atomaria fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Senna atomaria fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Senna atomaria fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Senna atomaria world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Senna atomaria threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:234410-2
WFO ID wfo-0000182231
COL ID 4WP7T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630639
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Cassia triflora Cassia arborescens Cassia grisea Cassia longisiliqua Isandrina maxonii Cassia elliptica Cassia atomaria Cassia chrysophylla Cassia elliptica Cassia michoacanensis Cassia graveolens Diplotax arborescens Cassia longisiliqua Cassia emarginata var. subunijuga Cassia lorentzii Senna atomaria