Common name
English: Woolly Senna
Mandarin: 毛荚决明 (mao jia jue ming)
Senna hirsuta (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Common name
English: Woolly Senna
Mandarin: 毛荚决明 (mao jia jue ming)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2505)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2404)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2036)
Order: Fabales (229)
Family: Fabaceae (229) (family description)
Genus: Senna (6)
Epithet: hirsuta (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby (5)
Synonyms: Cassia caracasana Jacq., Cassia tomentosa Arn.
caracasana => from Caracas, Venezuela
hirsuta => having long distinct hairs, rough, hairy
tomentosa => densely covered with short, soft, tangled hairs
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Senna hirsuta at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI
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