Senna sulfurea
(Colladon) H. Irwin & Barneby
Smooth senna
FabaceaeFlowers
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers
The flowers are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Pacific, SE Asia, South America, Sri Lanka, Thailand, USA, Vietnam,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bolivia, Brazil, Bhutan, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, French Guiana, Guyana, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritius, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. Young shoots are hairy. The leaves are 15-30 cm long. There are 4-6 pairs of leaflets along the stalk. These are 4-10 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. Flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The petals are bright yellow. The pods are shiny and flat. They are 12-20 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They have a long slender beak at the end. There are 20-30 seeds. They are 7 mm long by 4 mm wide.
Notes
Also as Caesalpinaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Cassia arborescens VahlCassia enneaphylla Wight & Arn.Cassia glauca Lam.Cassia petropolitana Glaz.Cassia sulfurea ColladonCassia surattensis auct.Cassia surattensis Burm. f. subsp glauca (Lam.) K. Larsen & S. LarsenSenna arborescens Roxb.
References (3)
- Craib. Contributions of Craib to flora of Siam. (As Cassia glauca)
- ILDIS Legumes of the World http:www:ildis.org/Legume/Web
- Irwin, H. S., & Barneby, R. C., 1982, American Cassinae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918 (in 2 parts)
