Fabaceae FAMILY

Senna podocarpa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Senna podocarpa is a shrub that can grow up to 5 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, and also supplies a dye. This species is the most important medicinal Senna in the wetter parts of west Africa, and will probably remain so. Research has been done, notably in Nigeria, to verify whether it could serve as a source of raw material for the local industrial production of laxatives. As results are positive, this may be taken up in the near future[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Senegal to Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea.

HabitatHumid localities and at the margin of gallery forest. In forest areas it is often common in anthropogenic habitats such as old farmland[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].