Senna birostris
(Vogel) H. S. Irwin & Barneby
Mutuy
FabaceaeFlowers
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers
The flowers are boiled and eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Peru, South America,
How to Identify
A tropical shrub in the Fabaceae family, belonging to the Senna/Cassia group.
Notes
There are 100 Cassia species. This group has been revised to a smaller more consistent group. Also as Caesalpinaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Cassia birostris VogelCassia hookeriana Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.Chamaefistula birostris (Vogel) VogelChamaefistula birostris J.F.Macbr.Senna birostris var. birostris
References (2)
- Bot. Misc. 3(2):210. 1829 (As Cassia hookeriana)
- GADE, (As Cassia hookeriana)
