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Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Senna leandrii

Senna leandrii

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Senna leandrii is a tree growing up to 10 metres tall[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. The natural habitat of Senna leandrii is being reduced in several ways, mainly by its conversion into shifting agriculture, by grazing, quarrying and by fire. However, with its wide distribution and several subpopulations occurring in seven protected areas the threats are not significant enough to impact upon the species survival. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - western and southern Madagascar
HabitatDeciduous, seasonally dry forest, western forest, and scrubland, sometime in grassland; at elevations up to 740 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].