Senna fruticosa (Mill.) Irwin
& Barneby, Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 35 (1982)
Latin for 'shrub-like'.
Synonyms
Cassia axillaris Sesse & Moc.
Cassia baciliaris auct. non L.f.
Cassia berlandieri Benth.
Cassia biciliaris L.f.
Cassia densiflora M.Martens & Galeotti
Cassia fruticosa Mill.
Cassia fruticosa Rojas Acosta
Chamaefistula berlandieri (Benth.) Britton & Rose
Chamaefistula densiflora (M.Martens & Galeotti) Britton
Chamaefistula densiflora (M. Martens & Galeotti) Britton & Rose
Chamaefistula fruticosa (Mill.) Pittier
Chamaefistula ignota Britton & Rose
Chamaefistula sinaloana Britton & Rose
Description
Shrub up to 6 m tall and 9 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 3.5 mm long. Leaves
alternate, compound, leaflets opposite, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 25
mm diameter, yellow, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 210 mm long, green-blue,
angular pods.
Ecology
Usually planted in Borneo.
Uses
Ornamental.
Distribution
Originally from Central America, currently pan-tropical. In Borneo collected
in Sabah and East-Kalimantan.
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