Senna sophera

Senna sophera

Senna sophera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Cassieae
Subtribus: Cassiinae
Genus: Senna
Species: Senna sophera

Name

Senna sophera (L.) Roxb., 1832

Synonyms

• Cassia aegyptiaca Willd.
• Cassia atroviridis Span.
• Cassia canca Cav.
• Cassia chinensis Jacq.
• Cassia coromandeliana Jacq.
• Cassia esculenta Roxb.
• Cassia frutescens Mill.
• Cassia geminiflora Schrank
• Cassia indica Poir.
• Cassia lanceolata Pers.
• Cassia ligustrina Forssk. ex Benth.
• Cassia linearis Michx.
• Cassia proboscidea Pollard
• Cassia purpurea Roxb. ex Lindl.
• Cassia robinioides Willd.
• Cassia ruscifolia Jacq.
• Cassia socotrana Serrato
• Cassia sophera L.
• Cassia sophera var. ligustrinoides Benth.
• Cassia sophera var. penghuana Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu
• Cassia sophera subsp. purpurea (Roxb. ex Lindl.) Bennet
• Cassia sophera var. purpurea (Roxb. ex Lindl.) Voigt
• Cassia sophera var. torulosa Benth.
• Cassia sopheroides Collad.
• Cassia torosa Cav.
• Cassia torulosa Poir.
• Chamaefistula chinensis G.Don
• Chamaefistula coromandelina (Jacq.) G.Don
• Chamaefistula sophera (L.) G.Don
• Chamaefistula torosa (Cav.) G.Don
• Ditremexa sophera (L.) Britton & Rose
• Octelisia aurea Raf.
• Senna esculenta Roxb.
• Senna lanceolata Link
• Senna officinalis Gaertn.
• Senna purpurea Roxb.
• Senna socotrana (Serrato) Lock
• Senna sophera var. purpurea (Roxb. ex Lindl.) V.Singh

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Introduced into: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil Northeast, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Honduras, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. (†) 1832. Flora Indica; or, descriptions of Indian Plants. by the late William Roxburgh. Serampore: W. Thacker & Co. Calcutta; Parbury, Allen & Co., London. Vol. 1. BHL Reference page. : 2:347.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Senna sophera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Senna sophera. Published online. Accessed: Sep 03 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Senna sophera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Senna sophera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Kasaunda, Kasondi Senna, Kasundari, Pepper-leaved Senna
español: algarrobilla

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