Senna hirsuta

Senna hirsuta

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 hirsuta
Varieties: S. h. var. acuminata – S. h. var. glaberrima – S. h. var. hirsuta – S. h. var. hirta – S. h. var. leptocarpa – S. h. var. puberula – S. h. var. streptocarpa

Name

Senna hirsuta (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby, 1979

Synonyms

• Cassia hirsuta L.
• Ditremexa hirsuta (L.) Britton & Rose

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Central America Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Caribbean Cayman Is., Cuba, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is. Regional: Northern South America Colombia Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southwest Regional:Southwestern USA Arizona, New Mexico Introduced into: Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Costa Rica, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Panamá, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Irwin, H.S. & Barneby, R.C., 1979. Phytologia; Designed to Expedite Botanical Publication. New York 44:499.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Senna hirsuta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Senna hirsuta. Published online. Accessed: Sep 01 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Senna hirsuta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Senna hirsuta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: woolly senna
español: Aytera Cimarrona, Disiplinilla, Erva De Bicho, Frijolillo De Monte, Mano De Muerto, Pico De Pajaro, Stinking Cassia, Taperigua, Viche, Zalche

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