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Senna siamea

(Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby (1982)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Senna

kassod tree, pheasant wood

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Forestry

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 98 (1982)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:325 (KEY), 326 (DESCR); Lau & Frohlich 2012:16 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Senna siamea East Kauai: Near Lihue Preserved_Specimen Tree 40 ft., 1 ft. diam., planted, introduced. Little Jr., E.L. 31188 Kauai BISH 1976-09-02
2 Senna siamea Kawaihau District. Moloaa, along gravel road south of Moloaa Beach. About 10 large trees planted as a windrow next to farmland. along gravel road Preserved_Specimen Tree, approximately 7 meter tall; bark smooth, dull gray-brown; leaves dull green, pendulous with a pale pinkish midrib; racemes mostly clustered at branch tips; flower petals bright yellow, anthers brown, these organs easily detaching to leave a persisting yellow calyx; fruits flat but lightly curved with distinct lateral Brock, K. 882 Kauai BISH 2016-08-22
3 Senna siamea Near Lihue Preserved_Specimen Tree 40 ft., 1 ft. diam., planted, introduced. Little Jr., E.L. 31188 Kauai BISH 1976-09-02
4 Senna siamea Wailoa Park HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 10/25/2003
5 Senna siamea Koloa District: Kalaheo. KalaheoNeighborhood Center Preserved_Specimen Cultivated tree 5 m tall, crownspreading,flowers yellow, ripe fruits brown. Scarce in cultivation. Lorence, D.H. 7143 Kauai BISH 1992-02-16
6 Senna siamea Wailoa Park HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 10/25/2003
7 Senna siamea Wailoa Park HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 10/25/2003
8 Senna siamea Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen A tree 11 m tall in partial shade and full sun. Petals canary yellow. Flowers odorless (morning). Lau, J. 1547 Oahu BISH 1985-10-23
9 Senna siamea King Street, Honolulu, Oahu Preserved_Specimen Cultivated Grant, M.L. 7359 Oahu BISH 1934-09-16
10 Senna siamea Foster Garden, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Cultivated tree growing near the Vineyard Blvd. fence. Tree ca 30 ft tall; almost done blooming; flowers yellow; pods flattened and lumpy, borne horizontally and down-curved from the rachis. Staples, G.W. 766 Oahu BISH 1991-12-13
11 Senna siamea Wheeler Army Airfield, Schofield Plateau, Wahiawa, Oahu Preserved_Specimen Commonly cultivated ornamental tree 25 ft ht along north boundary of airfield. Nagata, K.M. 1379 Oahu BISH 1976-10-27
12 Senna siamea Kalaupapa; Waihanau, hunting Zone 1 Preserved_Specimen 20' tree Wysong, M.L. 539 Molokai BISH 2004-12-16
13 Senna siamea Intercepted from a shipment from Hawaii to U.S. Mainland Preserved_Specimen Hoe, W.J. 5362 Oahu BISH 1993-06-25
14 Senna siamea Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12557 Oahu BISH 1915-10-01
15 Senna siamea Wailoa Park HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 10/25/2003
16 Senna siamea Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12557 Oahu BISH 1915-10-01
17 Senna siamea Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. 22 Oahu BISH
18 Senna siamea Honolulu, 622 Judd Street Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1946-08-21
19 Senna siamea East Maui, H-Poko old Maui High School (misc Headquarters) Associated vegetation: Sugar cane, Pithecellobium, Ficus macrophylla. Preserved_Specimen Erect tree or large shrub, perennial, >3 m ht; lvs green, even pinnately compound, sparse pubescence; flowers yellow, sweet scent, tightly clustered together, 10 stamens: 2 incurved, large, in same plane; 5 medium sized clustered Starr, F. 9151 Maui BISH 2000-09-15
20 Senna siamea Wheller AFB, near corner of Wright Ave. and Airdrome Road Mixed non-native secondary forest. Preserved_Specimen 6 meter tall tree, flowering profusely. Petals bright yellow. OED 2009090403 Oahu BISH 2009-09-04
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