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Fabaceae

Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Senna

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Senna petersiana: Habit of a Monkey pod in Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Afrikaans
Apiespeul

Synonyms

  • Cassia delagoensis Harv.
  • Cassia petersiana Bolle
  • Cassia petersiana var. tomentosa Baker f.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.