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Senna surratensis (Burm.f.) H.S.Irwin & Barnby.

Golden Senna

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna
Species: surratensis
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000403
Common name: Golden Senna
English name: Scrambled Egg Bush, Golden Senna
Arabic name: كاسيا جلوكا
Native: Tropical Asia
Country: Taiwan
(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. Hedge plant. Medicinal. young leaves cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

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Texture: Fertile Loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Partial shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: All year
Zone: 8 : 9
pH range: 5.0 -8.0
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Small tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Online
Plant Uses: Ornamental Street tree
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Acid Alkaline

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