TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Senna italica
Senegal Senna, Italian Senna, Port Royal SennaFamily: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Origin: Africa
A low branched herb producing characteristic caterpiller-shaped pods.
In India, it is used to produce a dye known as 'neutral henna'.
Similar plants:
- Cassia antillana, Senna nitida, Chamaefistula antillana, Cassia aurea (Golden Rain tree)
- Cassia bahamensis, Senna mexicana chapmanii (Bahama Senna, Bahama Cassia)
- Cassia occidentalis, Senna occidentalis, Cassia ligustrina (Coffee Senna, Fedegoso, Privet Cassia)
- Cassia spectabilis, Senna spectabilis, Senna macranthera (Cassia, Scented Shower)
- Senna alata, Cassia alata (Empress candle plant, Candle Bush, Carrion Crow Bush, Candlesticks, Candelabra Plant)
- Senna artemisioides subsp. artemisioides (Dense senna, Grey Desert Senna)
- Senna artemisioides subsp. sturtii (Grey Cassia)
- Senna bicapsularis, Cassia bicapsularis, Cassia sennoides (Butterfly Cassia, Butterfly Bush, Winter Cassia)
- Senna corymbosa, Cassia falcata (Southern Cassia, Flowery Senna, Argentina Senna)
- Senna floribunda, Cassia floribunda (Golden Showy Cassia, Devils Finger)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/senna_italica.htm