Mazhar Botanic Garden

Senna surratensis suffruticosa

Golden Senna

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna
Species: surratensis
Cultivar / variety: suffruticosa
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000404
Common name: Golden Senna
English name: Scrambled Egg Bush,
Arabic name: كاسيا جلوكا
Native: Tropical Asia
Country: India
(PGR): Common

Large shrub or small tree grow up to 7 m tall leaves even pinnate, 6-9 pairs of leaflets flowers yellow in a raceme from the upper leaf axils fruit is a flat pod, glabrous with papery valves, measuring 7-10 cm long and 1-15 cm wide

Ornamental shrub. Roadside tree. Small gardens. Golden garden.

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Texture: Fertile Loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Partial shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: All year
Zone: 10
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Small tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental Street tree
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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