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Senna hirsuta (L.)Irwin & Barneby

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HIGHER TAXON: Cassieae

GENUS: Senna Miller

Senna hirsuta (L.)Irwin & Barneby [Accepted]
    Cassia L. caracasana Jacq. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. hirsuta L. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. tomentosa Arn. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. venenifera G.Meyer {Synonym}
    Ditremexa Raf. hirsuta (L.)Britton & Wilson {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Burundi (I) [8]; Cameroon (I) [111]
    Central African Rep. (I) [8]; Gabon (I) [112]
    Ghana (I) [11]; Guinea (I) [11]; Ivory Coast (I) [8]
    Kenya (I) [8]; Liberia (I) [11]; Malawi (I) [8]
    Mali (I) [561]; Nigeria (I) [11]; South Africa (I) [107]
    Tanzania (I) [106]; Togo (I) [8]; Uganda (I) [106]
    Zaire (I) [113]; Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [151,1430,1470]
  Central America
    Costa Rica (U) [1470]; Guatemala (U) [151]
    Mexico (U) [151,1350,1470]; Panama (U) [151,1224]
  North America
    United States (U) [151,1470]
  South America
    Argentina (U) [151]; Bolivia (U) [151]
    Brazil (U) [151,1414]; Colombia (U) [151]
    Ecuador (U) [151]; Guyana (U) [151]; Paraguay (U) [151]
    Venezuela (U) [151]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [8], Guinea-Congolian anthropic landscapes [106]
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; anthropic landscapes. [106]
    Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; anthropic habitats. [106]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb, Shrub
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Absent [1785], Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Weed; Medicine; Food and Drink

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


DATA SOURCES:

2.

   Dale,I.R., 1953
    A descriptive list of the introduced trees of Uganda
    A descriptive list of the introduced trees of Uganda

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

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.

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

561.

   Boudet,G. & Lebrun,J.-P., 1986
    Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali.IEMVPT Et.+Syn.16.
    Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali.IEMVPT Et.+Syn.16.

1224.

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

1350.

   Irwin,H.S. & Barneby,R.C., 1979
    Phytologia 44(7):499-501 ...Senna P. Mill.&Chamaecrista Moen
    Phytologia 44(7):499-501 ...Senna P. Mill.&Chamaecrista Moen

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

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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