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Senna holosericea

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Species of legume

Senna holosericea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Senna
Species: S. holosericea
Binomial name
Senna holosericea
Fresen.

Senna holosericea is a perennial herb with yellow flowers that is native to the Arabian Peninsula, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, Socotra, Somalia and Sudan.

Habitat

Senna holosericea is widespread in drier areas and is also common on coastal plains.

Description

Senna holosericea is a prostrate or ascending perennial herb that grows to 0.5m tall. Its stems are densely hairy with spreading hairs. The leaves are 5–15 cm long, paripinnate with 4-8 pairs of leaflets, eglandular; leaflets oblong- elliptic and densely pubescent. Flowers are yellow in long axillary and terminal racemes. Has five petals, and ten stamens, anthers unequal in size: 2 large, 7mm long; 5 medium-sized, 2–3 mm long and 3 small, 1mm long. Has pods that are oblong, slightly curved and conspicuously hairy. Seeds are triangular, 4.5-5.5 X 2.6-4mm.

Uses

The leaves are moist and mucilaginous and were traditionally used in Dhofar as cleaning material to wipe writing boards.

References

  1. "Senna holosericea (Fresen.)Greuter | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  2. G., Miller, Anthony (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the southern region of Oman : traditional, economic, and medicinal uses. Morris, Miranda., Stuart-Smith, Susanna., Oman. Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment. : Prepared and published by the Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. ISBN 071570808-2. OCLC 20798112.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Cassia holosericea in Global Plants on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  4. G., Miller, Anthony (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the southern region of Oman : traditional, economic, and medicinal uses. Morris, Miranda., Stuart-Smith, Susanna., Oman. Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment. : Prepared and published by the Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. ISBN 071570808-2. OCLC 20798112.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Taxon identifiers
Senna holosericea
Cassia holosericea
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