Senna coronilloides (Benth.) Randell APNI* Synonyms: Cassia coronilloides Benth. APNI*
Description: Sprawling shrubs to 2 m high.
Leaves 5–9 cm long, glands 1 or 2; pinnae 9–12 pairs, elliptic, 10–20 mm long, 3–8 mm wide, glabrous or sparsely hairy; petiole 5–10 mm, often slightly winged.
Peduncles 1–2 cm long; 3–5-flowered. Fertile stamens 10; anthers on very short robust filaments.
Pod ± flat, 6–8 cm long, 4–6 mm wide, oval in section, without pith.
Flowering: spring to autumn.
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread in sclerophyll forest, especially in Brigalow woodland; north from Scone.
NSW subdivisions: NWS, CWS, NWP
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by B. Wiecek
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)
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