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Accession Data:

Senna corymbosa (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Common Name: Senna
  • Family: Fabaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: northern Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil

  • Uses: Plants in the Cassia family are used in traditional medicine across their natural range.

    • IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
  • USDA Zone: 8a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199200045
  • Source: seed from stock #850733
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1992
  • Bench: 1304 - NEOA: North Bench W
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 10-08-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Fabales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • SubFamily: Caesalpinioideae
  • Tribe: Cassieae
  • SubTribe: Cassiinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2024
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2005

References (internal):

  • Medicinal Plants
  • Wagner Research Plants
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil South / Argentina Northeast / Uruguay

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 07, 2016.
  2. Senna corymbosa at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 07, 2016.

data regenerated on Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:24:06 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Subfamily Caesalpinioideae

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Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Cassieae

  • Cassiinae: Cassia fistula
  • Cassiinae: Senna corymbosa
  • Ceratoniinae: Ceratonia oreothauma W/C
  • Ceratoniinae: Ceratonia siliqua
  • Ceratoniinae: Ceratonia siliqua

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W/C = Wild Collected
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