Senna didymobotrya

by Ron Vanderhoff, Orange County CNPS

Common Name(s)

African senna, candelabra-tree, peanut-butter cassia

Synonym(s)

Cassia didymobotrya, Cassia nairobensis, Cassia verdickii

Is this plant a cultivar? No

Life History: Perennial

Growth Form: shrub

Native Range

Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; Ethiopia; Sudan; Angola; Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Rwanda; Zaire

Plant Description

A perennial shrub in the Fabaceae with yellow flowers.

History as an Ornamental

Grown as an ornamental.

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by Ron Vanderhoff, Orange County CNPS
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