Senna clavigera (Domin) Randell APNI* Synonyms: Cassia barclayana Sweet APNI*
Cassia sophera var. pubescens Benth. APNI*
Cassia barclayana var. pubescens (Benth.) Symon APNI*
Senna clavigera subsp. linifolia (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson APNI*
Description: Herb to 1.5 m high.
Leaves 10–12 cm long, gland 5–8 mm from base of petiole, erect; pinnae 4–7 pairs, narrow-elliptic to elliptic, the largest 4–7 cm long, 10–20 mm wide; petiole 15–35 mm long.
Peduncles 2–4 cm long; pedicels 12–15 mm long. Fertile stamens 6; largest anthers 4 mm long, with pale incurved beaks, on filaments 2 mm long; 2 of 3 lower stamens with longer C-curved filaments ± at right angles to the plane of floral symmetry.
Pod cylindrical, 4–5 cm long, c. 0.5 cm diam., dark brown with paler margins.
Flowering: summer.
Distribution and occurrence: Restricted to wet sclerophyll forest and rainforest margins, possibly weedy in adjacent areas; north from Shoalhaven district.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CWS, NWS
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by B. Wiecek
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)
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