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Senna pendula (Willd.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby

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HIGHER TAXON: Cassieae

GENUS: Senna Mill.

Senna pendula (Willd.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby [Preferred name]
    Cassia bicapsularis sensu Bojer {Misapplied}
    Cassia pendula Willd. {Synonym}
    Chamaefistula pendula (Willd.)G.Don {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Casse Liane [3052]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Ghana (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [8]; Mozambique (I) [8]; South Africa (I) [8]; Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Asia
India (I) [1914]; Uttar Pradesh [1914]; Indonesia (I) [3898]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Malaysia (I) [3911]
  Caribbean
Caribbean-TRP (U) [151, 1430, 1470]
  Central America
Belize (U) [151]; Guatemala (U) [151]; Mexico (U) [151, 1188, 1430, 1470]; Panama (U) [1224]
  Indian Ocean
Mauritius (I) [1915]
  North America
United States (U) [151]
  Pacific Ocean
Hawaii (U) [151]
  South America
Argentina (U) [151, 1430, 1470]; Bolivia (U) [151]; Brazil (U) [151]; Colombia (U) [151]; Paraguay (U) [151]; Peru (U) [151]; Venezuela (U) [151, 1470]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1915, 3001, 3391, 3898, 3911, 3935] ; Illustration [3391]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [3935] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Shrub [1915] [3935], Tree [1915] ; Lifespan: Perennial [3935] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P, 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H (JS2005)

  
USES:
  Environmental [1915]

  
NOTES:
  Irwin & Barneby (1982) recognise 20 varieties all from the Americas. [3935]
  Native to South America. [1915]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

8.

  Lock, J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

151.

  Irwin, H.S. & Barneby, R.C., 1982
    Mem.New York Bot.Gard.35:1-918[in 2 parts]American Cassiinae

1224.

  D'Arcy, W.G., 1987
    Monogr.Syst.Botany Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora Panama.

1914.

  Sanjappa, M., 1992
    Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...

1915.

  Polhill, R, M., 1990
    Legumineuses.In:Flore des Mascareignes,Vol 80.J. Bosser et a

3001.

  Ding Hou, Larsen, S & Larsen, K, 1996
    Flora Malesiana I, 12,2:409-784.Caesalpiniaceae.

3052.

  Bojer, W., 1837
    Hortus Mauritianus ou Enumeration des Plants...l'ile Maurice

3391.

  Singh, V., 2001
    Monograph on Indian Subtribe Cassiinae (Caesalpiniaceae)

3898.

  Backer, C.A., 1963
    Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands

3911.

  DeWit, H.C.D., 1955
    Webbia 11:197-292.Revision of Gen. Cassia as occ.in Malaysia

3935.

  Irwin.H.S.& Barneby, R.C., 1982
    Mem.N.Y.Bot.Gard.35(1 & 2):1-918 The American Cassiinae
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