Senna truncata
(Brenan) Lock
Fabaceae Edible: Seeds
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Description
A herb or shrub in the Fabaceae family that grows in tropical arid regions at 250-750 m elevation.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten.
Distribution
It grows in tropical places. It grows between 250-750 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Somalia,
Notes
Also as Caesalpinaceae.
Synonyms
Cassia truncata Brenan
References (2)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 26th April 2011]
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
