Ormocarpum sennoides
Also known as: Echinolobium sennoides (Willd.) Desv. +3 more
- Echinolobium sennoides (Willd.) Desv.
- Hedysarum sennoides Willd.
- Ormocarpum guineense subsp. hispidum (Willd.) Brenan & J.Léonard
- Ormocarpum sennoides subsp. hispidum Dale & Greenway
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Ormocarpum sennoides is a shrub or tree within the Fabaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Lesser Sunda Is., New Caledonia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms