Senna pilocarina (Symon) Randell

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Senna

Characteristics

Shrub, spreading, to 0.5 m tall, sparsely pubescent except for the petals and stamens. Leaves 1-2.5 cm long including a ribbed petiole 2-3 mm long; stipules acicular, subpersistent; leaflets in 5-6 pairs spaced 1-2 mm apart, spathulate, 8-12 mm long, 1-3 mm wide, flat or concave, emarginate; gland 1, between the lowest leaflet pair, sessile, pointed. Inflorescence subumbellate, of 4-5 flowers, in upper axils; peduncle 25-35 mm long; pedicels 10-12 mm long; bracts usually caducous. Petals c. 6 mm long. Fertile stamens 10; filaments subequal, c. 0.5 mm long; anthers subequal, 2-3 mm long. Pod flat, c. 4 cm long, c. 15 mm wide, nearly straight, entire. Seeds dull.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Distribution

Senna pilocarina world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1002047-1
WFO ID wfo-0000498378
COL ID RLYH
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Synonyms

Senna pilocarina Cassia pilocarina