Senna alexandrina var. alexandrina

Taxonavigation[edit]

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[edit]

Senna alexandrina Mill. var. alexandrina autonym

Synonyms[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Primary references[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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