Senna spectabilis

Agro-ecological Zone
All zones
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Fast Coppicing Yes Evergreen Uganda
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Uganda 800-2000 14-32 0-2000 S. spectabilis grows in deep, moist, sandy or loamy soils but flourishes even in poor, black cotton soils
Lugishu
Mitikasha
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services Prota Link
Fabaceae Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Bee Forage Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland Cassia spectabilis Senna spectabilis (DC.) H.S.Irwin&Barneby Ornamental, Shade, Wind break