Senna corymbosa

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"Cassia falcata" redirects here. This may also be a synonym of Senna occidentalis.
Senna corymbosa
Inflorescence showing the elongated bright red stamens
Inflorescence showing the elongated bright red stamens
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
(unranked) Eurosids I
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Cassieae
Subtribe: Cassiinae
Genus: Senna
Species: S. corymbosa
Binomial name
Senna corymbosa
(Lam.) H.S.Irwin[verification needed] & Barneby
Synonyms

see text

Senna corymbosa is an ornamental plant in the genus Senna. It is also known as Argentine Senna, Argentina Senna, Buttercup Bush, Flowering Senna, (Texas) Flowery Senna or Tree Senna.

This evergreen shrub reaches a height of about one meter. It can be grown in temperate climates as it is somewhat frost-hardy. The soil should be loamy and peaty. Argentine Senna may be propagated by cuttings planted in sand in warm and protected conditions (e.g. a glasshouse). In the Northern Hemisphere, it flowers in July.[1]

Synonyms:[2]

  • Adipera corymbosa (Lam.) Britton & Rose
  • Cassia corymbosa Lam.
  • Cassia crassifolia Ortega
  • Cassia falcata Dum. Cours.
Cassia falcata L. is a synonym of Senna occidentalis
  • Chamaefistula corymbosa (Lam.) G.Don

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Pink (1904)
  2. ^ ILDIS (2005), USDA (2007)

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