Senna reticulata (Willd.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Senna

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 12 m tall. The branches occur from the base. They are irregularly angled. The leaves are compound with leaflets along the stalk. There are 8-14 pairs of leaflets that are oblong and 7-18 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. The flowers are in groups at the ends of branches. They have yellow bracts. The flowers are buttercup shaped and orange to yellow. The fruit is a black pod 10-15 cm long. It is enlarged on each side with ribs across it. The seeds are narrowly oval, flattened and 5 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 9.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A plant of low elevations, in dry, wet or very damp climates. Common on the banks of rivers and streams, also in open and marshy areas.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows along river banks and on the edges of forests in wet areas up to 1,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses insect repellent material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Fertility (unspecified), Mange (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Ringworm (unspecified), Liver (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

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Distribution

Senna reticulata world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Singapore, El Salvador, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Senna reticulata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:234636-2
WFO ID wfo-0000175342
COL ID 4WPD6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733671
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Senna reticulata Cassia annunciata Cassia strobilacea Cassia tarantan Cassia dumetorum Chamaesenna reticulata Cassia reticulata