Senna alata

Senna alata

Senna alata

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
Genus: Senna
Sectio: S. sect. Senna
Series: S. ser. Pictae
Species: Senna alata

Name

Senna alata (L.) Roxb., Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 349 (1832).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cassia alata L., Sp. Pl.: 378 (1753).
  • Cassia herpetica Jacq., Observ. Bot. 2: 24 (1767), nom. superfl.
  • Herpetica alata (L.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 123 (1838).
• Heterotypic
  • Cassia alata var. perennis Pamp., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 14: 595 (1907).
  • Cassia alata var. rumphiana DC., Prodr. 2: 492 (1825).
  • Cassia arayatensis Náves ex Fern.-Vill. in F.M.Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3. 4(13A): 71 (1880), nom. illeg.
  • Cassia bracteata L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 232 (1782)
  • Herpetica rumphiana (DC.) J.Presl, Wšeobecný Rostl. 1: 457 (1846).

Distribution

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

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W., 1832. Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants ed. 1832, 2:349.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Senna alata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Senna alata. Published online. Accessed: 25 Mar 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Senna alata. Accessed: 25 Mar 2025.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Senna alata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 25. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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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