Senna petersiana
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| S. petersiana in South Africa | |
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| Species: | S. petersiana
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| Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock
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Senna petersiana, the monkey pod or eared senna, is an African deciduous shrub or small tree.[1][2] The leaves are compound with about 12 opposite lanceolate leaflets, dark green above and lighter below. Its copious bright yellow flowers are carried on erect multi-branched inflorescences.[2] The species was formerly placed in the genus Cassia.
It occurs naturally in Cameroon, Central African Republic, DRC, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Swaziland.[1] It was introduced to several Indian Ocean islands and became naturalized in far northern Madagascar.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock". African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ a b "Senna petersiana". Sunshine seeds. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ Bosch, C.H. (2007). "Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock". Record from Protabase. Prota, Netherlands. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar, Tropicos.org. 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ Kew Bulletin 43(2): 340. 1988.