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Rainforest Cassia

Senna acclinis

Rainforest Cassia
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
E. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Senna acclinis, commonly known as rainforest cassia or brush senna, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to near-coastal areas of eastern Australia. It is a shrub with pinnate leaves and bright golden yellow flowers in groups of two to five and long, narrow seed pods. It is similar to other species of Senna that are environmental weeds.

Where it grows

Senna acclinis is found in near-coastal areas of New South Wales and Queensland, growing in or on the edges of subtropical and dry rainforests. The plant is distributed in several subregions, including Barrington, Karuah Manning, Mummel Escarpment, Wyong, and Yengro.

Other Senna plants

Sprawling Cassia · Emperor's candlesticks · Alexandrian senna · Desertsenna · Silver senna · Flor de San Jose · Matara Tea · Pepper Leaf Senna · Senna barronfieldii · Twinleaf senna · Christmasbush · Senna cardiosperma

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Senna acclinis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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