Common Names
Common Names in English:
Argentina Senna, Argentine Senna, Argentine Wild Sensitive Plant, Buttercup Bush, Fabaceae Pea, Flowering Senna, Flowery Senna, Texas Flowery Senna, Tree Senna
Description
Family Caesalpiniaceae
The Caesalpiniaceae are mostly tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs comprising about 150 genera and 2,200 species. The leaves are stipulate , alternate, and mostly pinnately compound but may be bipinnate or simple . Like the other legume families the petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus. The flowers are in racemes , spikes or cymes, are zygomorphic, and are mostly weakly to strongly perigynous. The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each; the petals are distinct , overlapping (i.e. , imbricate) in bud, with the posterior one (flag or banner ) innermost in position. The androecium usually consists of 1-10 distinct or variously united stamens, some of which are commonly reduced to nonfunctional staminodes. The pistil is simple, consisting of one style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume. -- Gerald Carr
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
Habit: Shrub • Climbing: Not Climbing
Flowers: Bloom Period: April, May, June, July, August, September. • Flower Color: gold, yellow-orange
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 4-6' tall.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,058 meters (0 to 3,471 feet).Mean = 265.220 meters (870.144 feet), Standard Deviation = 296.300 based on 45 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Growth
Culture: Space 4-6' apart.
Soil: Minimum pH: 6.6 • Maximum pH: 7.5
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
()
- Flowering Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Fabales
()
- Family:
Caesalpiniaceae
()
- Senna family
- Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
()
- Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
(
- Family:
Caesalpiniaceae
(
- Order:
Fabales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Adipera corymbosa (Lam.)Britton & Rose
- Cassia corymbosa Lam.
- Cassia crassifolia Ortega
- Cassia falcata Dum.Cours.
- Chamaefistula corymbosa (Lam.)G.Don
- Senna corymbosa (Lam.) H. Irwin & Barneby
- Senna corymbosa (Lam.) Irwin & Barneby
- Senna corymbosa Lamkey
Notes
Publishing author
: Larrañaga Publication
: Escritos Damaso Antonio Larranaga 2: 151 1923 Publishing author: G.Don Basionym
author: (Lam.) Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: –
Place of publication: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:397. 1982
Name verified on 09-Sep-2002 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 09-Sep-2002
Similar Species
Members of the genus Senna
There are approximately 608 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
S. anthoxantha · S. hirsuta var. puberula · S. timoriensis · S. divaricata · S. acanthoclada (Senna) · S. acclinis · S. aciphylla · S. aculeata · S. acunae · S. acuparata · S. acuruensis · S. acuruensis var. acuruensis · S. acuruensis var. catingae · S. acuruensis var. interjecta · S. acuta · S. acutisepala · S. affinis · S. alata (Candelabra Bush) · S. alcaparra · S. alexandrina (Alexandrian Senna) · S. alexandrina var. obtusata · S. andrieuxii · S. angulata · S. angulata var. angulata · S. angulata var. miscadena · S. angustisiligua · S. angustisiliqua (Carga Agua) · S. angustisiliqua var. angustisiliqua · S. angustisiliqua var. fulgens · S. angustisiliqua var. inaguensis · S. ankaranensis · S. anthoxantha · S. aphyla · S. aphylla · S. aphylla subsp. divaricata · S. apiculata · S. apiculata var. apiculata · S. apiculata var. longipes · S. appendiculata · S. apsidoneura · S. araucarietorum · S. argentea · S. arida · S. aristeguietae · S. armata (Desert Senna) · S. arnottiana · S. artemesioides · S. artemisioides (Feathery Cassia) · S. artemisioides alicia · S. artemisioides artemisioides · S. artemisioides coriacea · S. artemisioides filifolia · S. artemisioides nothoartemisioides · S. artemisioides nothocoriacea · S. artemisioides oligophylla · S. artemisioides petiolaris (Cassia) · S. artemisioides ssp. · S. artemisioides sturtii · S. artemisioides subsp. alicia · S. artemisioides subsp. artemisioides · S. artemisioides subsp. circinnata · S. artemisioides subsp. coriacea · S. artemisioides subsp. filifolia · S. artemisioides subsp. glaucifolia · S. artemisioides subsp. hamersleyensis · S. artemisioides subsp. helmsii · S. artemisioides subsp. oligophylla · S. artemisioides subsp. petiolaris · S. artemisioides subsp. quadrifolia · S. artemisioides subsp. stricta · S. artemisioides subsp. sturtii · S. artemisioides subsp. symonii · S. artemisioides subsp. zygophylla · S. artemisioides symonii · S. artemisioides zygophylla · S. atomaria (Flor De San Jose) · S. atomeria · S. aurantia · S. auriculata (Avaram) · S. aversiflora · S. aversifolia · S. aymara · S. baccarinii · S. bacillaris (Whitebark Senna) · S. bacillaris var. bacillaris · S. bacillaris var. benthamiana · S. barclayana · S. barronfieldii · S. bassilaris · S. bauhinioides (Twinleaf Senna) · S. bauhinoides · S. benitoensis · S. bicapsularis (Butterfly Bush) · S. bicapsularis var. augusti · S. bicapsularis var. bicapsularis · S. biglandularis · S. birostris · S. birostris var. arequipensis · S. birostris var. birostris · S. birostris var. campiana
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- BioSystematic Database of World Diptera, 7.0, 2005.
- 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.
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- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 24, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
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- 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:
- GBIF-Spain, Aranzadi Zientzi Elkartea
- GBIF-Spain, Jardín Botánico de Córdoba: Herbarium COA
- GBIF-Spain, Universidad de Extremadura, UNEX
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3876755
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-618
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13623318
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143265-3
- GRIN Nomen Number: 100055
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 505148
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 143265-3
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: CACO30
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 19713
