Mazhar Botanic Garden

Senna corymbosa (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Argentina senna Buttercup bush flowering senna

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna
Species: corymbosa
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000717
English name: Argentina senna, Buttercup bush, flowering senna
Native: Argentine, Texas
Country: Argentina
(PGR): Common

Evergreen shrub growing up to 1-3 m tall leaves pinnate, leaflets lance-shaped flowers bright yellow fruit legume, sub-cylindrical, contains numerous compressed brown seeds

Ornamental shrub. Medicinal plant.

Cassia corymbosa Lam, Cassia crassifolia Ortega

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Texture: Clay Enriched soil Lime rich soils Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained Somewhat poorly drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Humidity Medium Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds - semi-hardwoodcuttings
Flowering time: Summer- Autumn
Zone: 8 : 11
pH range: 5.5-6.5

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