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Cassia senna

AuthorityL.
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae
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Ecocrop code4298



Notes
SOURCES
Roecklein J 1987 pp 269 [USE]
Duke J 1981 pp 49-50 317 [DRA, FER, TEXT, RAIN, TEMP, PH]
Kernick M 1961 pp 215
Purseglove J 1974 pp 204

GROWING PERIOD
Perennial shrub. In India the spring crop are sown in March-April, the first leaf crop are harvested in June-July, and second leaf crop and seeds 4-6 weeks later.

COMMON NAMES
Alexandrian senna.

FURTHER INF
Scientific synonyms: C. acutifolia, C. lanceolata. Alexandrian senna is native of North Africa.
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