Smooth senna
Senna sulfurea

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

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.

Also as Caesalpinaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Pacific, SE Asia, South America, Sri Lanka, Thailand, USA, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Flowers

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cassia arborescens Vahl; Cassia enneaphylla Wight & Arn.; Cassia glauca Lam.; Cassia petropolitana Glaz.; Cassia sulfurea Colladon; Cassia surattensis auct.; Cassia surattensis Burm. f. subsp glauca (Lam.) K. Larsen & S. Larsen; Senna arborescens Roxb.;