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Senna bicapsularis (L.)Roxb.

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HIGHER TAXON: Cassieae

GENUS: Senna Miller

Senna bicapsularis (L.)Roxb. [Accepted]
    Adipera Raf. bicapsularis (L.)Britton & Wilson {Synonym}
    Adipera Raf. spiciflora Pittier {Synonym}
    Cassia L. berterii Colla {Synonym}
    Cassia L. bicapsularis L. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. bicapsularis var. aristata DC. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. bicapsularis var. quadrijuga DC. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. collae G.Don {Synonym}
    Cassia L. emarginata L. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. inflata Sprengel {Synonym}
    Cassia L. limensis Lam. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. sennoides Jacq. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. spiciflora (Pittier)Pittier {Synonym}
    Cathartocarpus Pers. bicapsularis (L.)Ham. {Synonym}
    Chamaefistula (DC.)G.Don inflata G.Don {Synonym}
    Isandrina Raf. arborescens Raf. {Synonym}
    Isandrina Raf. emarginata (L.)Britton & Rose {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Egypt (I) [8]; Ethiopia (I) [24]; Ghana (I) [11]
    Kenya (I) [106]; Malawi (I) [8]; Nigeria (I) [8]
    Senegal (I) [11]; Sierra Leone (I) [11]; Somalia (I) [8]
    South Africa (I) [107]; Sudan (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [106]
    Uganda (I) [106]; Zaire (I) [113]; Zambia (I) [28]
    Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [151,1430]
  Central America
    Guatemala (U) [151]; Panama (U) [151,1224]
  North America
    United States (U) [151]
  South America
    Chile (U) [151]; Colombia (U) [151]; Ecuador (U) [151]
    French Guiana (U) [151]; Guyana (U) [151]; Peru (U) [151]
    Venezuela (U) [151]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing, Not climbing
  Habit: Shrub
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Absent [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Environmental [1785,106]; Food and Drink; Wood

  
NOTES:
  Cassia bicapsularis L.: Accepted (see ref.) [106]
  Nodulation data from Cassia bicapsularis L. [1785]
  Nodulation data also from Cassia emarginata 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

24.

   Thulin,M., 1983
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia

28.

   White,F., 1962
    Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.
    Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.

106.

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

107.

   Ross,J.H., 1982
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.

113.

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

121.

   Watt,J.M. & Breyer-Brandwijk,M, 1962
    Medicinal & Poisonous Plants of Southern & Eastern Africa
    Medicinal & Poisonous Plants of Southern & Eastern Africa

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.

1430.

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

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.

1798.

   Mahmood,A. & Iqbal,P., 1994
    Pak.J.Bot. 26:1-20. Nodulation status of Leg plants in Sindh
    Pak.J.Bot. 26:1-20. Nodulation status of Leg plants in Sindh
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