Senna longiracemosa (Vatke) Lock

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Senna

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The stems are hairy. The leaves are 9-20 cm long and 1-2.1 cm wide. The flowers are bright yellow. The pods are oblong and flattened. They are 3.5-7.5 cm long by 1-1.8 cm wide. They are purple to black. The seeds are oval and 6-7.5 mm long by 4.4-5 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 100-300 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food food additive medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Senna longiracemosa world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:945427-1
WFO ID wfo-0000184158
COL ID 4WPB3
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Synonyms

Cassia longiracemosa Senna longiracemosa