Senna alexandrina

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
Sectio: S. sect. Senna
Series: S. ser. Senna
Species: Senna alexandrina
Varietates: S. a. var. alexandrina – S. a. var. obtusata

Name

Senna alexandrina Mill., 1768

Synonyms

Cassia acutifolia Delile
Cassia alexandrina (Mill.) Spreng.

Homonyms

Senna alexandrina Garsault = Senna alexandrina var. alexandrina

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Central African Repu, Chad, Mali, Niger
- Regional: Eastern Africa
  - Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan
- Regional: Western Africa
  - Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Mauritania
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Yemen
Introduced into:
- Benin, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Gulf States, Haiti, Iraq, Leeward Is., Mexico Southwest, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Uzbekistan

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. : ed. 8. n. 1

Additional references

Lock J.M. 1988: Cassia Sens. Lat. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) in Africa Kew Bulletin, 43, No. 2: 333–342

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Senna alexandrina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Senna alexandrina. Published online. Accessed: Aug 31 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Senna alexandrina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Aug 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Senna alexandrina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

العربية: سنا إسكندران
English: Alexandrian senna, Egyptian senna, Tinnevelly senna, East Indian senna
suomi: Aleksandriansenna
français: Séné
日本語: センナ
lietuvių: Siauralapė velniapupė
latviešu: Smaillapu kasija
polski: Strączyniec ostrolistny
português: Sene
українська: Сенна