Senna tora

Senna tora

Senna tora

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 tora

Name

Senna tora (L.) Roxb., 1832

Synonyms

• Cassia borneensis Miq.
• Cassia contorta Vogel
• Cassia foetida Salisb.
• Cassia gallinaria Collad.
• Cassia humilis Collad.
• Cassia obtusifolia var. humilis (Collad.) Torr. & A.Gray
• Cassia sagera Lam.
• Cassia sunsub Forssk.
• Cassia tagera L.
• Cassia tala Desv.
• Cassia tora L.
• Cassia tora f. hirsuta Chodat & Hassl.
• Cassia tula Desv. ex Steud.
• Chamaecrista tagera (L.) Standl.
• Chamaefistula contorta (Vogel) G.Don
• Diallobus tora (L.) Raf.
• Emelista tora (L.) Britton & Rose
• Glycyrrhiza kansoo Siebold
• Tagera filiformis Raf.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, El Salvador Doubtfully present in: Tanzania Introduced into: Alabama, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Jawa, Korea, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Ukraine, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen 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. : 2:340..

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Senna tora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Senna tora. Published online. Accessed: Sep 03 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Senna tora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Senna tora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: sickle wild sensitive-plant, sickle senna

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