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Senna siamea
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Nr Umvumvumvu R Br. by Mutare to Birchenough Br. rd
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| Synonyms: |
Cassia siamea Lam. |
| Common names: | Kassod tree (English) Siamese cassia (English) Siamese senna (English) |
| Description: | Small to medium-sized tree; bark smooth, grey. Leaves paripinnate, 7.5–23 cm long; leaflets in 6–12 pairs, elliptic to oblong, 2.4–6.8 cm long, shortly mucronate at the tip, sparsely appressed-pubescent beneath, marginal nerve prominent; petiolules 2–3 mm long; petiole 2–4.2 cm long, pubescent. Inflorescences in branched terminal heads; pedicels 2.5–3.5 cm long. Sepals 5, broadly ovate, two c. 5 mm long, three c. 10 mm long, hairless to sparsely puberulous. Petals yellow, broadly obovate, c.12 mm long. Stamens 10. Pods linear, 15–23 cm long, hairless, slowly dehiscent along both sutures. |
| Notes: | Grown for ornament and occasionally escaping in division W. |
| Derivation of specific name: | siamea: of Siam (Thailand) |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Image last updated: | Saturday 1 October 2005 |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Page 148. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 266. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 150. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 44. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Senna siameaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Senna siamea
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Senna siamea
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