Senna bicapsularis

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Subfamily Caesalpinioideae

Mostly trees or shrubs . Leaves mostly pinnate, sometimes bipinnate, rarely apparently simple . Corolla usually showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal innermost in bud. Stamens 10 or fewer, distinct , usually not showy, some commonly reduced to staminodes. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) usually lacking. [Carr]

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 4-6' apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 5.6 • Maximum pH: 7.8

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Adipera bicapsularis (L.) Britton & Rose Ex Britton & P. Wilson • Adipera bicapsularis (L.)britton & Wilson • Adipera spiciflora Pittier • Cassia berterii Colla • Cassia bicapsularis L. • Cassia bicapsularis sensu Bojer • Cassia bicapsularis var. aristata Dc. • Cassia bicapsularis var. quadrijuga Dc. • Cassia collae G. Don • Cassia emarginata L. • Cassia inflata Spreng. • Cassia laevigata sensu Prain • Cassia limensis Lam. • Cassia sennoides Jacq. • Cassia spiciflora (Pittier)pittier • Cathartocarpus bicapsularis (L.) Ham. • Cathartocarpus bicapsularis (L.)ham. • Chamaefistula inflata G. Don • Diallobus bicapsularis (L.) B. D. Jacks. • Isandrina arborescens Raf. • Isandrina emarginata (L.)britton & Rose

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Conservation Status: Not Threatened, Habit: Shrub , Habit: Tree , Lifespan: Perennial

Similar Species

Members of the genus Senna

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 83 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

S. acanthoclada (Senna) · S. alata (Candelabra Bush) · S. alexandrina (Alexandrian Senna) · S. angustisiliqua (Carga Agua) · S. armata (Desert Senna) · S. artemisioides (Feathery Cassia) · S. artemisioides artemisioides (Feathery Cassia) · S. artemisioides nothocoriacea (Wormwood Cassia) · S. artemisioides petiolaris (Cassia) · S. atomaria (Flor De San Jose) · S. auriculata (Avaram) · S. bacillaris (Whitebark Senna) · S. bacillaris var. bacillaris (West Indian Showertree) · S. bacillaris var. benthamiana (West Indian Showertree) · S. bauhinioides (Twinleaf Senna) · S. bicapsularis (Butterfly Bush) · S. bicapsularis var. augusti (Yellow Candlewood) · S. candolleana (Senna) · S. corymbosa (Argentina Senna) · S. covesii (Coves' Cassia) · S. didymobotrya (Peanut Butter Cassia) · S. divaricata (Arbre Bugaud) · S. durangensis (Durango Senna) · S. durangensis var. iselyi (Isely's Senna) · S. floribunda (Devils Finger) · S. gaudichaudii (Gaudichaud's Senna) · S. hebecarpa (American Senna) · S. hebecarpa var. longipila (Wild Senna) · S. hirsuta (Aytera Cimarrona) · S. hirsuta var. glaberrima (Woolly Senna) · S. hirsuta var. hirsuta (Woolly Senna) · S. italica (Italian Senna) · S. italica italica (Port Royal Senna) · S. ligustrina (Bahama Cassia) · S. lindheimeriana (Lindheimers Senna) · S. macranthera (Cassia) · S. marilandica (Maryland Senna) · S. mexicana (Mexican Senna) · S. mexicana var. chapmanii (Bahama Senna) · S. monozyx (Andean Senna) · S. multiglandulosa (Buttercup Bush) · S. multijuga (Alleluia) · S. multijuga lindleyana (Leafy Cassia) · S. multijuga lindleyana var. lindleyana (Leafy Cassia) · S. multijuga multijuga (False Sicklepod) · S. nitida (Golden Rain Tree) · S. obtusifolia (Brusca Cimarrona) · S. occidentalis (Arsenic Bean) · S. odorata (Southern Cassia) · S. orcuttii (Orcutt's Senna) · S. pendula (Christmas Senna) · S. pendula var. advena (Valamuerto) · S. pendula var. glabrata (Christmas Cassia) · S. pendula var. stahlii (Stahl's Valamuerto) · S. petersiana (Dwarf Cassia) · S. phyllodinea (Silver Cassia) · S. pilosior (Transpecos Senna) · S. polyphylla (Desert Cassia) · S. pumilio (Dwarf Senna) · S. purpusii (Baja California Senna) · S. quinquangulata (Quillo Huasca) · S. racemosa (Limestone Senna) · S. reticulata (Bajagua) · S. ripleyana (Ripley's Senna) · S. roemeriana (Roemer Senna) · S. rostrata (New Mexico Wild Sensitive Plant) · S. santanderensis (Brusco) · S. septemtrionalis (Arsenic Bush) · S. septemtrionalis var. septemtrionalis (Smooth Senna) · S. septentrionalis (Hedionda Macho) · S. siamea (Amarillo) · S. singueana (Wild Cassia) · S. sophera (Algarrobilla) · S. sophera var. purpurea (Pepper-Leaved Senna) · S. spectabilis (Canafistola Macho) · S. spectabilis var. excelsa (Canafistola Do Boi) · S. splendida (Golden Wonder Senna) · S. sulfurea (Smooth Senna) · S. surattensis (Glaucous Cassia) · S. timoriensis (Golden Bird) · S. tora (Casse Puante Petite Espece) · S. uniflora (Oneleaf Senna) · S. wislizeni (Shrubby Senna)

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Further Reading

• Britton, N. L. (ed.). North American flora. [New York]New York Botanical Garden. url p. 240.
• Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 51 2005 Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1890- url p. 237, p. 452, p. 70, p. 88.
• Flora Malesiana. general editor, C.G.G.J. van Steenis. Djakarta: Noordhoff-Kolff, 1950- url p. 676.
• Hortus suburbanus Calcuttensis; A catalogue of the plants which have been cultivated in the Hon. East India Company's botanical garden, Calcutta, and in the Serampore botanical garden. By the late J. O. Voigt, printed under the superintendence of W. Griffith. Calcutta, Bishop's College Press, 1845. url p. 248.
• The flora of British India /By J. D. Hooker assisted by various botanists. Published under the authority of the secretary of state for India in council. London: L. Reeve, 1875-97. url p. 263, p. 263.
• The flora of British India. London, L. Reeve & Co., 1875-97. url .
• Wight, R. & G. A. W. Arnott Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis: containing abridged descriptions of the plants found in the peninsula of British India, arranged according to the natural system: Vol. 1 /by Robert Wight and G.A. Walker-Arnott. 1834 London: Parbury, Allen & Co., 1834. url p. 286.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 24, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes. Release date: May 1, 2007
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 25, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 26, 2008:

• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad, Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México
• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad, Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México
• GBIF-Sweden, Internation Botanical Collections
• Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
• Herbier de l'Université Louis Pasteur, herbier de nouvelle-caledonie
• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
• SysTax, SysTax

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2669302
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-611
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13623387
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143252-3
• GRIN Nomen Number: 100056
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 505147
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 143252-3
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: ISEM
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 19712

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