Fabaceae
Senna

Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind. 2: 349 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Ghana, Jawa, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Zhu, X.Y., Zhang, R.P. & He, Y.L. (eds.) (2021). An inventory of legume species diversity of Myanmar: 1-297. China Minzu university press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1957). The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Allan, H. H. (1961). Flora of New Zealand, Vol 1.
  • Ambasta, S. P. (1986). The useful plants of India
  • Brenan, J. P. M. (1967). Caesalp. In: Flora Trop. East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • DeWit, H. C. D. (1955). Webbia 11:197-292. Revision of Gen. Cassia as occ. in Malaysia
  • Jain, S. K. (1991). Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany
  • Keay, R. W. J. (1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa. Ed. 2;Vol. 1, part 2
  • Patel, R. I. (1960). Forest Flora of Melghat
  • Pullaiah, T. et al. (1992). Flora of Adilabad District (Andhra Pradesh, India). Delhi.
  • Rudd, V. E. (1991). Flora of Ceylon 7: 34-107. Caesalpinioideae
  • Shetty, B. V. & Pandey, R. P. (1983). Flora of Tonk District, Rajasthan. Howrah.
  • Singh, V. (1979). Bull. Bot. Surv. India 18:85-101. Taxonomic study of Cassia...
  • Singh, V. (2001). Monograph on Indian Subtribe Cassiinae (Caesalpiniaceae)
  • Subramanian, K. N. et al. (1987). Flora of Palghat. Dehra Dun.
  • Terrell, E. E. (1977). Checklist of Names for 3, 000 Vas. Pl... Agric. Handbook No. 505
  • Watt, J. M. & Breyer-Brandwijk, M (1962). Medicinal & Poisonous Plants of Southern & Eastern Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Cassia auriculata K000789188 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cooray, R.G. [69120311R] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142816 No
Rudd, V.E. [3240] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142807 No
Rauh, W.; Lauranos, J. [13355] Saudi Arabia Cassia auriculata K003026429 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [2692] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142803 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5303] Cassia auriculata K001120454 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kostermans, A.J. [25447] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142813 No
Lace, J.H. [4314] Burma Cassia auriculata K003142809 No
Fosberg, F.R. [50370] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142794 No
Fosberg, F.R.; Mueller-Dombois, D.; Wirawan, N.; Cooray, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. [50858] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142797 No
Hepper, F.N.; de Silva, G. [4747] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142814 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5303] Burma Cassia auriculata K001120460 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5303] Burma Cassia auriculata K001120461 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kostermans, A.J. [25226] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142812 No
Comanor, P.L. [635] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142818 No
Hepper, F.N.; de Silva, G. [4747] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142815 No
Worthington, T.B. [5371] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142802 No
Cooray, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. [69012202R] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142795 No
Wirawan, N.; Cooray, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. [942] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142798 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5303] Cassia auriculata K001120455 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5303] Cassia auriculata K001120458 Unknown Type Material Yes
Comanor, P.L. [634] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142817 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5303] Cassia auriculata K001120456 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kostermans, A.J. [25447] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142811 No
Rudd, V.E. [3107] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142796 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5303] Burma Cassia auriculata K001120462 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kostermans [24543] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142800 No
Cooray, R.G. [70012801R] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142808 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5305] Burma Cassia auriculata K001120467 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller-Dombois, D.; Wirawan, N. [68091306] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142819 No
Rudd, V.E. [3282] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142806 No
Carey, W. [79] Cassia auriculata K000789186 Unknown Type Material Yes
Worthington, T.B. [7136] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142804 No
Koyama, T. [13318] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142793 No
Worthington, T.B. [7168] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142805 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5303] Cassia auriculata K001120459 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5303] Cassia auriculata K001120457 Unknown Type Material Yes
Worthington, T.B. [2061] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142801 No
Kostermans, A.J. [24876] Sri Lanka Cassia auriculata K003142810 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Cassia auriculata K000789187 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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