Smooth senna (Senna septemtrionalis)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Datasheet

Description

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Common names

Arsenic-bush, dooleyweed, laburnum, smooth senna

Species

Senna septemtrionalis (Viv.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby [Fabaceae]

Synonyms

Adipera laevigata (Willd.) Britton & Wilson, Cassia aurata Roxb., Cassia elegans Kunth, Cassia floribunda sensu auct., Cassia floribunda sensu Brenan, Cassia laevigata Willd., Cassia laevigata Willd. var. floribunda sensu Ghesq., Cassia quadrangularis Zoll. & Moritzi, Cassia septemtrionalis Viv., Cassia septentrionalis Zuccagni, Cassia septentrionalis Sessé & Moc., Cassia vernicosa Clos, Chamaecassia laevigata Link, Chamaefistula laevigata G. Don, Senna aurata Roxb.

Related feed(s)

Description

Shrub 2-3 m high with yellow flowers and pinnate leaves consisting of three or four pairs of ovate leaflets. The pods are cylindrical, 7-10 cm long containing shiny seeds.

Distribution

Widespread in the tropics.

Nutritional aspects

Ruminants

Extensively browsed by cattle.

Nutritional tables

Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value

Smooth senna (Senna septemtrionalis), aerial part, dry

Avg: average or predicted value; SD: standard deviation; Min: minimum value; Max: maximum value; Nb: number of values (samples) used