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Senna petersiana
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Rusape-Juliasdale rd near Brondesbury Park Hotel
Photo: Bart Wursten
Rusape-Juliasdale rd near Brondesbury Park Hotel
Photo: Bart Wursten
Rusape-Juliasdale rd near Brondesbury Park Hotel
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| Synonyms: |
Cassia petersiana Bolle |
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| Common names: | Eared senna (E) Monkey pod (E) | |
| Frequency: | Frequent | |
| 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. | |
| 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: (metres) | 350 - 1790 m | |
| 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 | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | NCES | |
| Growth form: | ST | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Catopsilia florella (African migrant, African vagrant) | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
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| Content last updated: | Saturday 9 September 2006 |
Other sources of information about Senna petersiana:
Flora of Mozambique: Senna petersianaePIC (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
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