Senna bicapsularis

Senna bicapsularis

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
Species: Senna bicapsularis
Varietates: S. b. var. augusti – S. b. var. bicapsularis

Name

Senna bicapsularis (L.) Roxb., 1832

Synonyms

• Cassia bicapsularis L.
• Cathartocarpus bicapsularis (L.) Ham.
• Diallobus bicapsularis (L.) Raf.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Aruba, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Galápagos Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela Regional: Central America El Salvador, Honduras, Panamá Introduced into: Assam, Bermuda, Canary Is., Cape Verde, China Southeast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madeira, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe 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. by the late William Roxburgh. Serampore: W. Thacker & Co. Calcutta; Parbury, Allen & Co., London. Vol. 1. BHL Reference page.  2:342.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Senna bicapsularis 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 bicapsularis. Published online. Accessed: Aug 31 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Senna bicapsularis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Aug 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Senna bicapsularis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: rambling senna, Christmas bush, money bush, yellow candlewood

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