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Senna alexandrina

Alexandrian senna

Other common names

Tinnevelly senna
true senna

Synonyms

Cassia senna
Senna acutifolia
see moreSenna angustifolia
Cassia acutifolia
Cassia angustifolia

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Botanical details

Family: Fabaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Genus: Senna
Genus description: Senna can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs , trees or perennials with pinnate leaves and terminal or axillary racemes, corymbs or panicles of usually yellow, bowl-shaped, 5-petalled flowers
Name status: Correct

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