Senna alata

Senna alata (L.) Roxb., Fl. Ind. (Roxburgh) 2: 349 (1832).

Senna alata (L.) Roxb., Photo by Nguyen Hoang Nam

The native range of this species is SW. Mexico to Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food, a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.

Vietnamese name: 

Muồng trâu, Cây lác

Latin name: 

Senna alata (L.) Roxb.; Cassia alata L.

Family: 

Caesalpiniaceae

Uses: 

Black pepper (Fresh leaves are pounded and smeared). Laxative, purgative (Powder leaves oral).

Distribution: 

Quang Ngai to Lam Dong. Plants that grow naturally

Flowering and fruiting season: 

October-February