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Senna surattensis

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Name

Identification
Cassia glauca Lam. [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE ] Verified by J.-G. Adam, 1959 Senna surattensis (Burm.f) Irwin & Barneby [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by J. Florence, 2001
Related name
  • Cassia retusa
  • Cassia lamprosperma
  • Cassia surattensis
  • Cassia glauca
  • Senna surattensis
  • Cassia acclinus
  • Senna gaudichaudii
Common name
  • glaucous cassia (Malaya/Singapore, Corner)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • elu-oko (RJN) ς̣ẹkẹre (RJN) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Information

Entry for Senna surattensis (Burm.f.) Irwin & Barneby [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 3
Names
Cassia surattensis Burm.f. [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE]
Senna surattensis (Burm.f.) Irwin & Barneby [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE]
Common names
English glaucous cassia (Malaya/Singapore, Corner). NIGERIA: YORUBA elu-oko (RJN) ς̣ẹkẹre (RJN)
Uses
(young leaf) Food: general (young leaf) Medicines: generally healing (root) Medicines: venereal diseases (bark) Phytochemistry: tannins, astringents Agri-horticulture: ornamental, cultivated or partially tended
Products
english: Cassia, Glaucousenglish: Glaucous cassia
Description
A shrub or small tree to 6 m high, native of India, Burma, Thailand and the Malay Peninsula, and taken by man to other tropical countries including W Africa and E and C Africa.The tree produces masses of racemes of sulphur-yellow flowers for which it has
References
Reference:1. Burkill, IH, 1935: 481, as Cassia surattensis Burm.f.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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