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Taxon:
Senna alexandrina
Mill.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Senna
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Cassieae
Subtribe:
Cassiinae
Nomen number:
100067
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8:
Senna
no. 1. 1768
Verified:
03/17/1989
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cassia acutifolia
Delile
Cassia angustifolia
Vahl
Cassia lanceolata
Forssk.
Cassia senna
L.
Senna angustifolia
(Vahl) Batka
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Bisset, N. G., ed.
1994. Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice on a scientific basis CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Note:
=
Cassia angustifolia
Boulos, L.
1999-. Flora of Egypt
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Duke, J. A.
2000. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto.
1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby.
1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:481.
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Note:
=
Cassia senna
Lock, J. M.
1988.
Cassia
sens. lat. (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) in Africa. Kew Bull. 43:338.
Lock, J. M.
1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
Luckow, M.
1996. The cultivated species of
Cassia
,
Senna
, and
Chamaecrista
(Leguminosae). Baileya 23:215.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Norton, J. et al.
2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
URL:
http://www.unesco.org/new/uploads/media/Plant_Species_Checklist_of_Qatar.pdf
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Common names
English
Alexandrian senna –
Reference(s)
Indian senna –
Reference(s)
senna –
Reference(s)
Tinnevelly senna –
Reference(s)
true senna –
Reference(s)
Arabic
senna makki –
Reference(s)
French
casse –
Reference(s)
séné d'Egypte –
Reference(s)
German
alexandrinische Senna –
Reference(s)
Somali
jalelo –
Reference(s)
Spanish
sen de España –
Reference(s)
sena alejandrina –
Reference(s)
Swedish
senna –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
n.
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
s.
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
introd.?
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
n.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Jordan
s.w.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
s.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
e.
4
Naturalized
natzd. in neotropics
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
(s.),
Egypt
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
(n.)
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mali
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
(n.)
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
(introd.?)
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
WESTERN ASIA:
Jordan
(s.w.)
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
(s.),
Pakistan
(e.)
Naturalized
(natzd. in neotropics)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
tannin/dyestuff
adulterant of henna
Bisset, N. G., ed.
1994. Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice on a scientific basis CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Note:
=
Cassia angustifolia
Medicines
source of sennosides A & B
Luckow, M.
1996. The cultivated species of
Cassia
,
Senna
, and
Chamaecrista
(Leguminosae). Baileya 23:215.
Medicines
source of sennosides A & B
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
source of sennosides A & B
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicines
source of sennosides A & B
Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto.
1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
as
Cassia senna
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Name
References