Winter cassia (Senna singueana)

Family: Fabaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Senna singueana is a deciduous Tree growing to 5 m (16ft) by 4 m (13ft) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. The flowers are pollinated by Bees. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet pulp sucked out and the seeds discarded. — Pods - raw or cooked.; Fleshy and sweet.; They are collected as soon as they are ripe, broken open, the sweet pulp sucked out and the seeds discarded.; They are mostly eaten by children and herdsmen.

Habitat & North American Range

Woodland, wooded grassland and bushland; often on termite mounds, at elevations up to 2,200 metres. (Zone 10)