Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
(Cassia occidentalis)
FABACEAE
coffee senna, sickle pod, Nigerian senna, septicweed, stinkweed
Invasive, Problem species
Origin: Tropical America
Growth Form: Shrub
Plant Description: shrub growing to 2.5m, with pods 9-12cm long and leaves to 17cm with broad, elliptic leaflets.
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More information:
NRCS Plants Database

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada.

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K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

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K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

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The Weeds Society of Western Australia

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