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Senna alata (L.)Roxb.

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HIGHER TAXON: Cassieae

GENUS: Senna Miller

Senna alata (L.)Roxb. [Accepted]
    Cassia L. alata L. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. alata var. perennis Pampan. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. alata var. rumphiana DC. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. bracteata L.f. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. herpetica Jacq. {Synonym}
    Herpetica (DC.)Raf. alata (L.)Raf. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Ringworm Plant [106]

  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Burundi (I) [8]; Cameroon (I) [111]; Chad (I) [64]
    Gabon (I) [112]; Ghana (I) [11]; Guinea (I) [11]
    Ivory Coast (I) [11]; Kenya (I) [106]; Liberia (I) [11]
    Malawi (I) [8]; Mali (I) [11]; Nigeria (I) [11]
    Senegal (I) [11]; Sierra Leone (I) [11]
    Tanzania (I) [106]; Zaire (I) [113]
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [151,1430]
  Central America
    Mexico (U) [151,1470,1637]; Nicaragua (U) [151]
    Panama (U) [1224]
  North America
    United States (U) [151]
  Pacific Ocean
    Hawaii (U) [151]
  South America
    Argentina (U) [151]; Bolivia (U) [151]
    Brazil (U) [151,1414]; Colombia (U) [151]
    Ecuador (U) [151]; Guyana (U) [151]; Surinam (U) [151]
    Venezuela (U) [151]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [106]
    Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; anthropic landscapes. [11]
    Guinea-Congolian anthropic landscapes [11]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Shrub
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Absent [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Medicine [1785,14,106]; Environmental [1785,14,106,14]; Weed; Toxins

  
NOTES:
  Nodulation data from Cassia alata L. [1785]


DATA SOURCES:

8.

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

11.

   Keay,R.W.J., 1958
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2

14.

   Dalziel,J.M., 1937
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa

64.

   Lebrun,J.-P. et al, 1972
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional

106.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1967
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill

111.

   Aubreville,A., 1965
    9.Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora du Cameroun.Aubreville & Leroy
    9.Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora du Cameroun.Aubreville & Leroy

112.

   Aubreville,A., 1967
    15.Caesalpinoideae.In:Flore du Gabon.Aubreville,A.
    15.Caesalpinoideae.In:Flore du Gabon.Aubreville,A.

113.

   Robyns,W.(Ed.), 1952
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae

151.

   Irwin,H.S. & Barneby,R.C., 1982
    Mem.New York Bot.Gard.35:1-918[in 2 parts]American Cassiinae
    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.
    Monogr.Syst.Botany Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora Panama.

1414.

   Lewis,G.P., 1987
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia

1430.

   Liogier,A.H., 1988
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II

1470.

   McVaugh,R., 1987
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae

1637.

   SousaS.,M. & CabreraC.,E.F., 1983
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 2:31-38 Flora de Quintana Roo
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 2:31-38 Flora de Quintana Roo

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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