ON THIS PLANT
Senna petersiana, the monkey pod or eared senna, is an African deciduous shrub or small tree. The leaves are compound with about 12 opposite lanceolate leaflets, dark green above and lighter below. Its copious bright yellow flowers are carried on erect multi-branched inflorescences. The species was formerly placed in the genus Cassia. It occurs naturally in Cameroon, Central African Republic, DRC, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Eswatini. It was introduced to several Indian Ocean islands and became naturalized in far northern Madagascar.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Senna
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 3.05 m to 4.88 m
- Mature Spread
- 2.13 m to 3.96 m
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen, Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Yellow
- Flower Size
- 2.03 cm to 3.05 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Fall
- Native Area
- Cameroon, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Eswatini, Sudan, Rwanda, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Central African Republic
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Eared senna en Monkey pod en Dwarf cassia en Eared Cassia
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