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Senna sophera (L.)Roxb.

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HIGHER TAXON: Cassieae

GENUS: Senna Miller

Senna sophera (L.)Roxb. [Accepted]
    Cassia L. canca Cav. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. frutescens Miller {Synonym}
    Cassia L. geminiflora Schrank {Synonym}
    Cassia L. linearis Michaux {Synonym}
    Cassia L. lineata Michaux {Synonym}
    Cassia L. occidentalis var. glabra DC. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. occidentalis var. sophera (L.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Cassia L. patula Aiton {Synonym}
    Cassia L. proboscidea Pollard {Synonym}
    Cassia L. sophera L. {Synonym}
    Cassia L. sophera var. ligustrinoides Benth. {Synonym}
    Chamaefistula (DC.)G.Don sophera G.Don {Synonym}
    Ditremexa Raf. sophera (L.)Britton & Wilson {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Benin (I) [8]; Equatorial Guinea-ISO (I) [11]
    Ethiopia (I) [24]; Ghana (I) [11]; Ivory Coast (I) [11]
    Kenya (I) [106]; Liberia (I) [11]; Nigeria (I) [11]
    Sierra Leone (I) [11]; Socotra (I) [8]; Somalia (I) [106]
    South Africa (I) [107]; Tanzania (I) [106]
    Zaire (I) [113]
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [151,1430]
  Central America
    Mexico (U) [151]; Panama (U) [151,1224]
  South America
    Brazil (U) [151,1414]; Colombia (U) [151]
    Guyana (U) [151]; Venezuela (U) [151]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [106]
    Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; anthropic landscapes. [11]
    Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; anthropic habitats. [106]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Habit: Shrub
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Absent [1812], Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Medicine; Weed; Environmental; Food and Drink

  
NOTES:
  Nodulation data from Cassia sophera L. [1785]
  Negative nodulation data from Cassia sophera of Pakistan. [1812]


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

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

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

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.

1812.

   Athar,M., 1997
    Acta Bot.Gallica144(1):67-72.Nodulating of leg Pak, List 5
    Acta Bot.Gallica144(1):67-72.Nodulating of leg Pak, List 5
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