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Senna multiglandulosa (Jacq.) Irwin & Barneby
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Senna multiglandulosa (Jacq.) Irwin & Barneby APNI*

Synonyms: Cassia tomentosa L.f. APNI*

Description: Shrub to 4 m high, villous.

Leaves 6–8 cm long; glands between lowest pairs of pinnae, 2–4, erect; pinnae 6–8 pairs, linear to lanceolate, largest 20–30 mm long, 8–12 mm wide, upper surface with short erect hairs, lower surface with long matted yellowish hair, margins revolute; petiole 8–12 mm long.

Peduncles 2–3 cm long; pedicels 10–12 mm long. Fertile stamens 7; 3 largest anthers 7 mm long on filaments 6–8 mm long; 2 of 3 lower stamens with long C-curved filaments almost at right angles to the plane of floral symmetry.

Pod cylindrical, 6–8 cm long, 6–8 mm diam., pubescent, margins conspicuous.


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Flowering: spring to autumn.

Distribution and occurrence: Cultivated and sparingly naturalized; south from Blue Mtns. Native of C & S Amer.
NSW subdivisions: *CC, *SC
Other Australian states: *Vic. *S.A.
AVH map***

Text by B. Wiecek
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***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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