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Senna acclinis (F.Muell.) Randell
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Common name: Rainforest Senna

Senna acclinis (F.Muell.) Randell APNI*

Synonyms: Cassia retusa Vogel APNI*
Cassia acclinis F.Muell. APNI*

Description: Shrub to 3 m high.

Leaves to 15 cm long, glands 1–4 between lowest pinnae pairs; pinnae 5–7 pairs, broad-elliptic, the largest to 5 cm long and 15 mm broad, glabrous or slightly hairy, apex obtuse; petiole 20–40 mm long.

Peduncle 2–4 cm long; 2–5-flowered. Fertile stamens 10; anthers on filaments 1–2 mm long or sometimes 1 longer.

Pod ± flat, 12–15 cm long, 6–8 mm wide, oval in section, without pith.


Flower
Photo T.M. Tame

Flowering: spring and summer.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows on the margins of subtropical, littoral and dry rainforests, north from the Wollongong area (Balgownie) on the Central Coast, north to Townsville in Queensland.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, NT
Other Australian states: Qld
Threatened species: NSW BCA: Endangered
AVH map***

Text by B. Wiecek: updated Louisa Murray (June 2016)
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)


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***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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