Senna fruticosa (Mill.) Irwin
& Barneby, Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 35 (1982)
Latin for 'shrub-like'.
Synonyms
Cassia fruticosa Mill.
Description
Shrub up to 6 m tall and 9 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 3.5 mm long. Leaves
alternate, compound, leaflets opposite, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 25
mm diameter, yellow, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 210 mm long, green-blue,
angular pods.
Ecology
Usually planted in Borneo.
Uses
Ornamental.
Distribution
Originally from Central America, currently pan-tropical. In Borneo collected
in Sabah and East-Kalimantan.
