Plant

Compound leaf

Flowers and buds

Flower

Immature pods

Seedling

Scientific Name

Senna pendula

Synonyms

Cassia bicapsularis, Cassia coluteoides

Common Names

cassia, senna

Origin

South America

Family

Fabaceae - Caesalpinioideae

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Distinguishing Characteristics

This is a spreading, evergreen shrub to small tree.

Leaves are erect, pinnately compound with 3 to 6 pairs of oval leaflets, with a stout gland between the lowest pair only.

Flowers are large, showy and bright yellow.

Fruit is a cylindrical, bean or pod-like, green when immature and straw-coloured when mature. 

Sources & References

"Plantnet FloraOnline"

 http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/  

"Weeds - an illustrated botanical guide to weeds of Australia" by B. A. Auld and R. W. Medd

 

Prepared by Justin KY Chu, July 2005

Updated by Bev Debrincat, September 2010