Senna alexandrina

Senna alexandrina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Cassieae
Genus: Senna
Sectio: S. sect. Senna
Series: S. ser. Senna
Species: Senna alexandrina
Varietates: S. a. var. alexandrina – S. a. var. obtusata

Name

Senna alexandrina Mill., 1768

Synonyms

• Cassia acutifolia Delile
• Cassia alexandrina (Mill.) Spreng.

Homonyms

• Senna alexandrina Garsault = Senna alexandrina var. alexandrina

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, 2nd 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

Additional references

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

Links

• 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. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Senna alexandrina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Aug 2020. Reference page.
• Catalogue of Life: 2024 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. 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

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