Fabaceae FAMILY
Senna × floribunda
Senna × floribunda
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
The plant is poisonous to some grazing animals
Botanical Description
Senna × floribunda is an evergreen shrub growing 1 - 3 metres tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is sometimes used locally as a food. It is grown as an ornamental, being valued for its long flowering display and unusual seedpods.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeA hybrid species, Senna multiglandulosa x Senna septemtrionalis, widely naturalized in the tropics and subtropics.
HabitatNaturalized in eastern Australia, growing in pasture and rainforests[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ].