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Taxon:
Senna bicapsularis
(L.) Roxb.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Senna
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Cassieae
Subtribe:
Cassiinae
Nomen number:
100056
Place of publication:
Fl. ind. ed. 1832, 2:342. 1832
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/788113
Verified:
10/27/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Senna bicapsularis
(L.) Roxb. var.
augusti
(Harms) H. S. Irwin & Barneby
(0 active accession[s])
Senna bicapsularis
(L.) Roxb. var.
bicapsularis
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
Funk, V. et al.
2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html
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. 35:399.
Kumar, S & P. V. Sane.
2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
Llamas, K. A.
2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford.
2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
Lock, J. M. & J. Heald.
1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
Lock, J. M.
1988.
Cassia
sens. lat. (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) in Africa. Kew Bull. 43:339.
Lock, J. M.
1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
Luckow, M.
1996. The cultivated species of
Cassia
,
Senna
, and
Chamaecrista
(Leguminosae). Baileya 23:220.
Randell, B. R.
1988. Revision of the Cassiinae in Australia. 1.
Senna
Miller sect.
Chamaefistula
(Colladon) Irwin and Barneby. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 11:31.
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
English
Christmasbush –
Reference(s)
moneybush –
Reference(s)
rambling cassia –
Reference(s)
yellow candlewood –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Anguilla
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Turks and Caicos Islands
possibly native
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Madeira Islands
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary Islands
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
4
Naturalized
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
s.
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Bermuda
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Galápagos
Native
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Anguilla
,
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Barbados
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
Turks and Caicos Islands
(possibly native),
Trinidad and Tobago
,
United States
[Puerto Rico],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
,
Spain
[Canary Islands],
Portugal
[Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ghana
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA:
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida (s.)]
Pacific
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
New Caledonia
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Bermuda
,
Cuba
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Guatemala
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
[Galápagos]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmental
ornamental
Llamas, K. A.
2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
Vertebrate poisons
birds
Luckow, M.
1996. The cultivated species of
Cassia
,
Senna
, and
Chamaecrista
(Leguminosae). Baileya 23:220.
Weed
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Name
References