Senna alexandrina var. 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
Varietas: Senna alexandrina var. alexandrina

Name

Senna alexandrina Mill. var. alexandrina autonym

Synonyms

Cassia aethiopica Guibourt
Cassia angustifolia Vahl
Cassia decipiens Desv.
Cassia ehrenbergii Bisch.
Cassia elongata Lem.-Lis.
Cassia forsskalii Royle
Cassia italica Lam. ex Steud.
Cassia lanceolata Collad.
Cassia lanceolata Forssk.
Cassia lanceolata Wight & Arn.
Cassia lenitiva Bisch.
Cassia ligustrinoides Schrank
Cassia medica Forssk.
Cassia medicinalis Bisch.
Cassia orientalis Pers.
Cassia ovata Mérat & Lens ex Geiger
Cassia senna L.
Senna alexandrina Garsault
Senna angustifolia (Vahl) Batka

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

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Senna alexandrina var. 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.

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