Senna alexandrina

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

Senna alexandrina Mill., 1768

Synonyms edit

Cassia acutifolia Delile
Cassia alexandrina (Mill.) Spreng.

Homonyms edit

Senna alexandrina Garsault = Senna alexandrina var. alexandrina

Distribution edit

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 edit

Primary references edit

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 edit

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

Links edit

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 edit

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

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