[Specimen details]

Senna italica
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Senna italica Mill.
Locality Mauritania. Adrâr Atâr, Délégué Building. 20° 31' 12" N 13° 3' 26" W
Description Browsed for its fruits, leaves, and flowers by goats and sheep; the leaves are collected, mashed up into a paste to straigthen African hair; it is a pioneer species in disturbed areas as it is commonly found around construction and gardens.
Habitat Sunny, 45° C, no wind.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes Vernacular Name: Afellajît.
Collector F. C. Graham IV
Collection Date 22 May 2017
Accession Number 296484
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