Fabaceae FAMILY
Senna pallida
Senna pallida
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Senna pallida is a shrub or small tree with slender branches, growing from 1 - 5 metres tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use in making brushes and brooms.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean - Bahamas, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique
HabitatMoist or dry, usually brushy plains and hillsides, often in pineoak forest,; usually at low elevations but also ascending to 1,800 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].