Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock

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Senna petersiana

Photo: Bart Wursten
Rusape-Juliasdale rd near Brondesbury Park Hotel

Senna petersiana

Photo: Bart Wursten
Rusape-Juliasdale rd near Brondesbury Park Hotel

Senna petersiana

Photo: Bart Wursten
Rusape-Juliasdale rd near Brondesbury Park Hotel

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Synonyms: Cassia petersiana Bolle
Common names: Eared senna (E) Monkey pod (E)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Shrub or small deciduous tree. Leaves paripinnate with 6-12 pairs of leaflets and large ear-shaped, leaf-like stipules at the base of the petioles. Flowers in large sprays, sweetly scented, bright yellow. Pods up to 25 cm, straight or slightly curved, dark brown or black when ripe.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: petersiana: named after Professor Wilhelm Peters (1815-1863) of Berlin who collected in Mozambique in the early 19th century.
Habitat: In riverine fringes and wooded grassland.
Altitude range:
Flowering time: Jan - Jun
Worldwide distribution: Eastern Africa from Ethiopia southwards through E Africa to northern S Africa; also Madagascar where it may be introduced
Mozambique distribution: N,Z,T,MS.GI,M
Growth form: ST
Insects (whose larvae eat this species): Catopsilia florella (African migrant, African vagrant)
Literature:
Endemic status:
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Content last updated: Saturday 11 July 2009

Other sources of information about Senna petersiana:

Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Senna petersiana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Senna petersiana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Senna petersiana
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Senna petersiana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Senna petersiana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Senna petersiana
West African Plants database: Senna petersiana


Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Senna petersiana.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=127120, retrieved 3 September 2010

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