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Cassia occidentalis

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Cassia foetida Pers., Cassia planisilliqua L., Ditramexa occidentalis Britt. & Wils. Common names coffee senna Editor Ecocrop code 639

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A yellow flowered shrub growing 0.6-2 m tall. USES Seeds are used as a substitute for coffee and some types are used as ornamentals. GROWING PERIOD Annual or perennial shrub lasting 2-3 years. COMMON NAMES Coffee senna, Senna coffee, Bricho, Stypticweed, Stinkweed, Negro-coffee. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: Ditremexa occidentalis. Coffee senna is probably native of tropical America. It can be found at elevations between sea level and 1740 m. It is said to be mildly toxic to various stock animals. Undried deeds are poisonous. Can be a troublesome weed in sugar plantations, and in cultivated fields, grasslands and pastures. Increases soil fertility, especially in exhausted peanut fields.
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SOURCES Duke J 1981 pp 47-48 [LIMIT, FER, RAIN, TEMP, PH] Roecklein J 1987 pp 19 [USE]