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Senna siamea (Lam.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby

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HIGHER TAXON: Cassieae

GENUS: Senna Mill.

Senna siamea (Lam.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby [Preferred name]
    Cassia arayatensis sensu Naves, non Litv. {Synonym}
    Cassia arborea Macfad. {Synonym}
    Cassia florida Vahl {Synonym}
    Cassia gigantea DC. {Synonym}
    Cassia siamea Lam. {Synonym}
    Cassia siamea var. puberula Kurz {Synonym}
    Cassia sumatrana DC. {Synonym}
    Cassia sumatrana Roxb. {Synonym}
    Chamaefistula gigantea G.Don {Synonym}
    Sciacassia siamea (Lam.)Britton & Rose {Synonym}
    Senna sumatrana (DC.)Roxb. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Amarillo [2157]; Aramana [2023]; Flamboyan [2157]; Iron Wood Tree [3391]; Jahor [151]; Kassod Tree [151, 2023, 2968]; Manga Konnei [4751]; Siamese Senna [1902, 2023, 3391]; Vakai [4751]; Wa [2023]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (I) [110]; Benin (I) [11]; Cameroon (I) [11]; Chad (I) [64]; Djibouti (I) [1765]; Ethiopia (I) [24]; Ghana (I) [11]; Ivory Coast (I) [11]; Liberia (I) [8]; Malawi (I) [8]; Mali (I) [561]; Mozambique (I) [107]; Niger (I) [78]; Nigeria (I) [11]; Senegal (I) [11]; Sierra Leone (I) [11]; South Africa (I) [107]; Sudan (I) [8]; Swaziland (I) [107]; Togo (I) [8]; Uganda (I) [2]; Zaire (I) [113]; Zambia (I) [107]; Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Asia
Bangladesh (I) [3383]; Brunei (I) [3939]; Burma (N) [3935]; Cambodia (I) [1935]; China (N) [3407]; Hong Kong (I) [1959]; India (I) [113, 1914, 3011, 3017, 3020, 3024, 3027, 3028, 3092, 3366, 3372, 3374, 3375, 3377, 3388, 3391, 3392, 3609, 3635]; Andhra Pradesh [3635]; Arunachal Pradesh [3391]; Assam [3391]; Bihar [3609]; Delhi [3372]; Goa [3366]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3366]; Himachal Pradesh [3366]; Jammu-Kashmir [3366]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3374]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3024]; Manipur [3391]; Meghalaya [3391]; Mizoram [3391]; Nagaland [3391]; Orissa [3391]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3391]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3392]; West Bengal [3388]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (U) [1936, 2998, 3005, 3898, 3911]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Kalimantan (N) [2998]; Laos (I) [1935]; Malaysia (N) [1936, 3911]; Myanmar (N) [2968, 3391]; Nepal (I) [3369]; Pakistan (I) [2021]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [3911]; Philippines (I) [1979, 3963]; Ryukyu Is (I) [2825]; Singapore (I) [3938]; Sri Lanka (N) [2023]; Sulawesi (N) [3005, 3911]; Sumatera (N) [3911]; Taiwan (I) [1929, 2827]; Thailand (N) [2002, 3935]; Vietnam (I) [1935]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Caribbean-TRP (I) [151, 1430]; Dominican Republic (I) [2157]
  Central America
El Salvador (I) [2156]; Mexico(South East) (I) [151, 1117, 1188, 1637]; Panama (I) [1224]
  Indian Ocean
Andaman Is (I) [3391]; Laccadive Is (I) [3366]; Madagascar (I) [1982]; Maldives (I) [3366]; Mauritius (I) [1915]; Nicobar Is (I) [3366]; Reunion (I) [1915]
  North America
United States (I) [151]
  Pacific Ocean
Fiji (I) [2264]; Hawaii (I) [151, 2968]; Niue (I) [2266]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Ogasawara-Shoto (I) [2835]; Society Is (I) [2968]; Tonga (I) [2265]
  South America
Brazil (I) [151, 1414]; Colombia (I) [151]; Venezuela (I) [151]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [24];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [3, 113, 151, 261, 1915, 1935, 1936, 1948, 2002, 2021, 2023, 2157, 2825, 3001, 3011, 3391, 3407, 3898, 3911, 3935] ; Illustration [1935, 2002, 2021, 2825, 3391, 3407, 3618]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1915] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Tree [261] [1915] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [1915] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 1999-

  
USES:
  Chemical products [2021, 3030, 3391]; Environmental [107, 261, 1915, 2021, 2023, 2264, 2828, 3391]; Food and Drink [2002, 2021, 2111, 3030, 3391]; Forage [3391]; Medicine [2023, 3001, 3391]; Miscellaneous [3030, 3032, 3114, 3391]; Toxins [2968, 3391]; Wood [11, 2002, 2023, 2828, 3030, 3383, 3391, 3938]

  
NOTES:
  Native to Tropical Asia. [1915]
  Planted on Mauritius, but now naturalised. [1915]

  
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