Senna podocarpa (Guill. & Perr.) Lock

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Senna

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 4.036m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.04
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Humid localities and at the margin of gallery forest. In forest areas it is often common in anthropogenic habitats such as old farmland.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses dye environmental use material medicinal
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 -

Distribution

Senna podocarpa world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, India, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:945429-1
WFO ID wfo-0000184160
COL ID 4WPCR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cassia podocarpa Senna podocarpa Cassia afzeliana