Senna hirsuta (Linnaeus) Irwin & Barneby var. hirsuta
Description
Leaves: Leaflets hirsute, the hairs straight or ascending, highly lustrous.
Pods stout, straight, 11-15 by 0.4-0.7 cm.
Distribution
This variety is widely spread all over SE Asia. Even if it is not yet collected in the Philippines it undoubtedly occurs there. According to Verdcourt (1979, p. 45, under Cassia hirsuta Linnaeus) it is cultivated in Papua New Guinea.
Habitat
Growing along roadsides and in plantations, from lowland up to 700 m altitude.
Uses
Locally used as medicine against eczema and as a green manure. (See Heyne, 1950: 743).