Senna petersiana
| Monkey pod | |
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| S. petersiana in South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Tribe: | Cassieae |
| Genus: | Senna |
| Species: | S. petersiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock | |
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The Monkey pod or Eared Senna (Senna petersiana) 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, Kenia, 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock". African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.