Senna multijuga (Alleluia, Amarellinho, Angico Branco, Arrepillo, Cachimbo, Camunze, Cassie Jaune, Chipilin, False Sicklepod, Farinha Senca, Guaje Cachimbo, Hormiguerilla, Jarupari, Marimari, Marupa, Picho Guacamayo, Quillocaspi, Quillosisa, Sabueira)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Alleluia, Amarellinho, Angico Branco, Arrepillo, Cachimbo, Camunze, Cassie Jaune, Chipilin, Dormil�n, Dormil�n Blanco, False Sicklepod, Farinha Senca, Guaje Cachimbo, Hormiguerilla, Jarupari, Leafy Cassia, Marimari, Marupa, Picho Guacamayo, Quillocaspi, Quillosisa, Sabueira, U�a De Gato

Common Names in Spanish:

Guajillo

Description

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Family Fabaceae

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines , shrubs , trees , and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants , numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate , nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple . The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual , actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes , spikes, or heads . The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united , sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate , comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells , and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [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 , Tree • Climbing: Not Climbing

Foliage: 10-26 pairs leaflets 1-3cm long

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,333 meters (0 to 10,935 feet).Mean = 315.160 meters (1,033.990 feet), Standard Deviation = 561.580 based on 146 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Magnoliophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Flowering Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Rosidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Fabanae () - R. Dahlgren Ex Reveal, 1993
        Order: Fabales () - Bromhead, 1838
        Family: Fabaceae () - Lindley, 1836 - Bean Family
        Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae ()
        Tribe: Cassieae ()
        Genus: Senna () - Mill.
        Specific epithet: multijuga - (Rich.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby
        Botanical name: - Senna multijuga (Rich.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Unambiguous Synonyms

Cassia ampliflora Steud.
Cassia calliantha G.Mey.
Cassia fulgens Wall.
Cassia multijuga Rich.
Cassia richardiana Kunth
Peiranisia aristulata Britton & Killip
Peiranisia multijuga (Rich.)Britton & Rose

Notes

Publishing author : Benth. Publication : Fl. Bras. (Martius) 15, pt . 2: 123 1870 Basionym author: (Gardner) Publishing author: Gardner Publication: London J. Bot. 2: 341 1843 Publishing author: Lundell Publication: Phytologia 1: 214 1937 Basionym author: (Britton & Rose) Publishing author: Rich. Publication: Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 108 1782 Publishing author: Vell. Publication: Fl. Flumin. 167 1825 Publishing author: Macfad. Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Place of publication: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:492. 1982

Name verified on 28-Oct-1988 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 22-May-1997

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Senna

There are approximately 608 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

Bibliography

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Howard, R. 1974–1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. (F LAnt) [cult.].
Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. 1989. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca. (Leg Maraca)
Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia. (Leg Bahia)
Lock, J. M. 1988. Cassia sens. lat. (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) in Africa. Kew Bull. 43:340.
Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. (Leg Africa) [cult.].

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Notes

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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.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
Heyn CC and Heller D 1991/1993 (from ILDIS World Database of Legumes).
ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 01, 2008)
USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

Australian National Herbarium (CANB)
Bioversity International: The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources (SINGER)
Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México (IE-BAJÍO)
Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México (IE-XAL)
Herbarium of the University of Aarhus: The AAU Herbarium Database
Herbier de la Guyane
Missouri Botanical Garden
National Herbarium of New South Wales: NSW herbarium collection
National Herbarium of New South Wales: Plants of Papua New Guinea
SysTax
SysTax: Herbarium Universitat Ulm
The New York Botanical Garden: Vascular Plant Type Specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3876763
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-661
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 152746
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:234544-2
GRIN Nomen Number: 100069

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 505163
International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 234544-2
U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: SEMU5
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 62776

Senna multijuga

Common Names

Description

Family Fabaceae

Subfamily Caesalpinioideae

Physical Description

Habitat

Biology

Reproduction

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

Notes

Similar Species

Members of the genus Senna

Bibliography

More Info

Notes

Contributors

Data Sources

Identifiers

Footnotes