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Senna surattensis (Burm.f.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby

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HIGHER TAXON: Cassieae

GENUS: Senna Mill.

Senna surattensis (Burm.f.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby [Preferred name]
    Cassia fastigiata Vahl {Synonym}
    Cassia galuca Lam. {Synonym}
    Cassia galuca var. koenigii Kurz {Synonym}
    Cassia galuca var. suffruticosa (Roth)Baker {Synonym}
    Cassia suffruiticosa Roth {Synonym}
    Cassia suffruticosa Roth {Synonym}
    Cassia surattensis Burm.f. {Synonym}
    Cassia surattensis ssp. suffruticosa (Roth)K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen {Synonym}
    Cassia surattensis var. suffruticosa (Roth)Ali {Synonym}
    Psilorhegma suffruticosa (Roth)Britton & Rose {Synonym}
    Senna speciosa Roxb. {Synonym}
    Senna surattensis var. suffruticosa (Roth)Isely {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Glaucous Cassia [3391]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Ghana (I) [8]; Ivory Coast (I) [8]; Nigeria (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [8]; Togo (I) [8]; Zaire (I) [7]; Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [3383]; Bhutan (I) [1947]; Burma (U) [3935]; China (I) [3407]; Fujian [3407]; Guangdong [3407]; Guangxi [3407]; India (N) [7, 1944, 1945, 3017, 3019, 3028, 3031, 3140, 3366, 3372, 3375, 3378, 3387, 3391, 3392, 3648, 3649, 3935]; Andhra Pradesh [3648]; Arunachal Pradesh [3366]; Assam [3366]; Bihar [3031]; Delhi [3372]; Goa [3391]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3366]; Himachal Pradesh [3140]; Jammu-Kashmir [3366]; Karnataka [1944]; Kerala [3391]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3019]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3366]; Mizoram [3366]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3391]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3366]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3366]; Tamil Nadu [1945]; Tripura [3366]; Uttar Pradesh [3387, 3392, 3649]; West Bengal [3378]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (N) [7, 261]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Laos (I) [1935]; Malaysia (N) [7]; Myanmar (N) [3366]; Pakistan (I) [2021]; Philippines (U) [3935]; Ryukyu Is (I) [2825]; Singapore (I) [3938]; Sri Lanka (I) [7, 2023]; Taiwan (I) [2827, 3407]; Thailand (I) [2002]; Vietnam (I) [1935]
  Australasia
Australia (N) [7]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Caribbean
Caribbean-TRP (U) [151, 1430]
  Indian Ocean
Maldives (U) [3076]; Mauritius (I) [1915]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Rodrigues (I) [3060]
  North America
United States (I) [151, 3157]; California [3157]; Florida [3157]; Texas [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]; Cook Is (I) [2265]; Hawaii (U) [151]; Marshall Is (I) [2235]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Society Is (I) [2968]; Solomon Is (U) [261]; Tonga (I) [2265]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [106];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [7, 261, 1915, 1935, 2002, 2825, 3001, 3011, 3391, 3407, 3898, 3935] ; Illustration [1929, 1935, 2002, 3391, 3407]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] ; Habit: Herb, Shrub [261] [1915], Tree [261] [1915] [3581] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 1999-05 Heald J, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM

  
USES:
  Environmental [1915, 1935, 1947, 2828, 3391, 3898]; Food and Drink [1935]; Medicine [1935, 3391]

  
NOTES:
  Much confused with Senna sulfurea. []
  Occurrence of this taxon in the Society Islands is questionable. [2968]
  Often cultivated in Thailand. Cultivated thruoghout the tropics. [2002]
  Native of S.E.Asia; widely cultivated in the Tropics. [261]
  De Wit's decsription of S.surattensis has become muddled with S.sulfurea. [3935]
  Native to S.E. Asia. [1915]

  
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