Senna holosericea is widespread in drier areas and is also common on coastal plains.[2]
Descriptionedit
Senna holosericea is a prostrate or ascending perennial herb that grows to 0.5m tall. Its stems are densely hairy with spreading hairs. The leaves are 5–15 cm long, paripinnate with 4-8 pairs of leaflets, eglandular; leaflets oblong- elliptic and densely pubescent. Flowers are yellow in long axillary and terminal racemes. Has five petals, and ten stamens, anthers unequal in size: 2 large, 7mm long; 5 medium-sized, 2–3 mm long and 3 small, 1mm long. Has pods that are oblong, slightly curved and conspicuously hairy. Seeds are triangular, 4.5-5.5 X 2.6-4mm.[3]
Usesedit
The leaves are moist and mucilaginous and were traditionally used in Dhofar as cleaning material to wipe writing boards.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Senna holosericea (Fresen.)Greuter | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
^G., Miller, Anthony (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the southern region of Oman : traditional, economic, and medicinal uses. Morris, Miranda., Stuart-Smith, Susanna., Oman. Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment. [Muscat]: Prepared and published by the Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. ISBN071570808-2. OCLC 20798112.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Cassia holosericea in Global Plants on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
^G., Miller, Anthony (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the southern region of Oman : traditional, economic, and medicinal uses. Morris, Miranda., Stuart-Smith, Susanna., Oman. Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment. [Muscat]: Prepared and published by the Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. ISBN071570808-2. OCLC 20798112.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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senna, holosericea, perennial, herb, with, yellow, flowers, that, native, arabian, peninsula, chad, djibouti, egypt, eritrea, ethiopia, india, pakistan, socotra, somalia, sudan, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosp. Senna holosericea is a perennial herb with yellow flowers that is native to the Arabian peninsula Chad Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia India Pakistan Socotra Somalia and Sudan 1 Senna holosericea Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Fabales Family Fabaceae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Genus Senna Species S holosericea Binomial name Senna holosericeaFresen Contents 1 Habitat 2 Description 3 Uses 4 ReferencesHabitat editSenna holosericea is widespread in drier areas and is also common on coastal plains 2 Description editSenna holosericea is a prostrate or ascending perennial herb that grows to 0 5m tall Its stems are densely hairy with spreading hairs The leaves are 5 15 cm long paripinnate with 4 8 pairs of leaflets eglandular leaflets oblong elliptic and densely pubescent Flowers are yellow in long axillary and terminal racemes Has five petals and ten stamens anthers unequal in size 2 large 7mm long 5 medium sized 2 3 mm long and 3 small 1mm long Has pods that are oblong slightly curved and conspicuously hairy Seeds are triangular 4 5 5 5 X 2 6 4mm 3 Uses editThe leaves are moist and mucilaginous and were traditionally used in Dhofar as cleaning material to wipe writing boards 4 References edit Senna holosericea Fresen Greuter Plants of the World Online Kew Science Plants of the World Online Retrieved 2018 03 16 G Miller Anthony 1988 Plants of Dhofar the southern region of Oman traditional economic and medicinal uses Morris Miranda Stuart Smith Susanna Oman Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment Muscat Prepared and published by the Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment Diwan of Royal Court Sultanate of Oman ISBN 071570808 2 OCLC 20798112 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Cassia holosericea in Global Plants on JSTOR plants jstor org Retrieved 2018 03 16 G Miller Anthony 1988 Plants of Dhofar the southern region of Oman traditional economic and medicinal uses Morris Miranda Stuart Smith Susanna Oman Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment Muscat Prepared and published by the Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment Diwan of Royal Court Sultanate of Oman ISBN 071570808 2 OCLC 20798112 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link nbsp This Caesalpinioideae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Senna holosericea amp oldid 1064077194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
