Senna alata
Senna alata

Taxonavigation

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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. Pictae
Species: Senna alata

Name

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Senna alata (L.) Roxb., 1832

Synonyms

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  • Cassia alata L.
  • Cassia arayatensis Náves ex Fern.-Vill.
  • Cassia bracteata L.f.
  • Cassia herpetica Jacq.
  • Herpetica alata (L.) Raf.
  • Herpetica rumphiana (DC.) J.Presl

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Central America
      • Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Paraguay
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Introduced into:
    • Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil South, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zaïre

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

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Candle Bush
español: Bajagua
français: Dartrier
Kreyòl ayisyen: Kas piyant
日本語: ゴールデンキャンドル
português: Café-beirão
தமிழ்: சீமையகத்தி
ไทย: ชุมเห็ดเทศ
lea faka-Tonga: Teʻelango
Tiếng Việt: Muồng trâu
中文: 翼柄決明
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