description
Senna alexandrina is a shrubby plant and a member of the Fabaceae family.
Senna's pale-green, branched, erect stem and long spreading branches grow up to 0.5–1 meters in height.
The branches bear four or five pairs of leaves that
form feathery, complex, mutual pairs. The leaflets vary in number from 4 to 6 pairs; they are
fully edged, with a sharp top. At the base of these leaflets the midribs are equally divided.
Senna's flowers are produced in a raceme interior blossom; they are large in size,
and are colored yellow that tends to brown. There are about six seeds in its fruit. The fruit is a legume which is horned, broadly
oblong, compressed and flats.
common names & nomenclature
In the past, Alexandria, Egypt was the main trade port. Senna's fruit and
leaves were transported from northern African locales such as Nubia and
Sudan to Alexandria. Senna has additional the common names Alexandrian
Senna and Egyptian Senna because of this history.
Also known as:
khartoum senna, india senna, egyptian senna, alexandrian senna, tinnevelly
senna, cassia officinalis, east indian senna, séné de la palthe
