Overview
The leaves are used as a vegetable in Malaysia, but are purgative . Known as 'fawal a meat substitute (20% protein) in Sudan Disar (J, Econ Bot, 1984).
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Brusca Cimarrona, Brusca Hembra, Charamazca, Coffee Weed, Coffeeweed, Dormidera, Fedegosa, Fedegoso, Hediondilla, Java-Bean, Low Senna, Matapasto, Pistache Marron, Sicklepod, Sicklepod Senna, Taperiva
Common Names in Hawaiian:
Chakwar
Common Names in Malagasy:
Akondrondolo
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
Species Senna obtusifolia
2-3 pairs obovate lflets; gland on rachis between lowest pair of leafelts only. Yellow flowers in pairs; pods slightly 4-angled with 20-24 seeds.
Habit: Herb, Shrub • Climbing: Not Climbing
Flowers: Bloom Period: July, August, September. • Flower Color: yellow
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 12-18" tall.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,936 meters (0 to 16,194 feet).[1]
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Annual
Growth
Soil: Minimum pH: 5.1 • Maximum pH: 8.5
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 7a, 7b, 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
(
Ambiguous Synonyms
- Cassia Tora Sensu Auct.
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Cassia humilis Collad.
- Cassia obtusifolia L.
- Cassia tora var. b Wight & Arn.
- Cassia tora var. humilis (Collad.)collad.
- Cassia tora var. obtusifolia (L.)haines
- Cassia toroides Raf.
- Diallobus falcatus Raf.
- Diallobus uniflorus Raf.
- Senna toroides Roxb.
Notes
Publishing author
: Haines Basionym
author: (L.) Publishing author: Collad. Publishing author: L. Publication
: Sp.
Pl. 377 1753 Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: –
Place of publication: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:252. 1982
Name verified on 09-Sep-2002 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 09-Sep-2002
Similar Species
Members of the genus Senna
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 585 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars 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. acuparata · S. acuruensis · S. acuruensis var. acuruensis · S. acuruensis var. catingae · S. acuruensis var. interjecta · S. acuta · S. acutifolia · S. acutisepala · S. affinis · S. alata (Seven Golden Candlesticks) · S. alcaparra · S. alexandrina (Sn Grandes Feuilles) · S. andrieuxii · S. angulata · S. angulata var. angulata · S. angulata var. miscadena · S. angustifolia · S. angustisiligua · S. angustisiliqua (Briser Mnage) · S. angustisiliqua var. angustisiliqua · S. angustisiliqua var. fulgens · S. angustisiliqua var. inaguensis · S. ankaranensis · S. anthoxantha · S. aphyla · S. aphylla · S. apiculata · S. apiculata var. apiculata · S. apiculata var. longipes · S. appendiculata · S. apsidoneura · S. araucarietorum · S. arborescens · S. argentea · S. arida · S. aristeguietae · S. armata (Desert Senna) · S. arnottiana · S. artemesioides · S. artemisioides (Feathery Cassia) · S. artemisioides alicia · S. artemisioides artemisioides (Feathery Cassia) · S. artemisioides coriacea · S. artemisioides filifolia · S. artemisioides helmsii · S. artemisioides nothoartemisioides · S. artemisioides nothocoriacea (Feathery Cassia) · S. artemisioides oligophylla · S. artemisioides petiolaris (Cassia) · 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 x coriacea · S. artemisioides zygophylla · S. atomaria (Flor De San Jose) · S. atomeria · S. aurantia · S. aurata · S. auriculata (Tanner's Cassia) · S. aversiflora · S. aversifolia · S. aymara · S. baccarinii · S. bacillaris (West Indian Showertree) · S. bacillaris var. bacillaris (West Indian Showertree) · S. bacillaris var. benthamiana (West Indian Showertree) · S. barclayana · S. bassilaris · S. bauhinioides (Twinleaf Senna) · S. bauhinoides · S. benitoensis · S. bicapsularis (Yellow Candle Wood) · S. bicapsularis 'California Gold' · S. bicapsularis var. augusti (Yellow Candlewood) · S. bicapsularis var. bicapsularis · S. birostris · S. birostris var. arequipensis · S. birostris var. birostris
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Further Reading
- Colla, L.A. 1834 Herb.Pedem.Vol.2
- George, A. S., ed. 1980–. Flora of Australia, new ed. (F Aust)
- Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2. (L Oman)
- Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds. (Atlas WWeed) [= Cassia tora].
- Howard, R. 1974–1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. (F LAnt)
- 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.
- McGuffin, M. et al., eds. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. (Herbs Commerce ed2)
- McVaugh, R. 1983–. Flora Novo-Galiciana. (F NGalicia)
- Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History. San Diego, Calif.: The Society, 1931- ENG url p. 37.
- PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) - on-line resource. (PROTABASE)
- Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia. (Noxweed Aust)
- Randell, B. R. 1988. Revision of the Cassiinae in Australia. 1. Senna Miller sect. Chamaefistula (Colladon) Irwin and Barneby. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 11:45.
- Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. 1999. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act. (State Noxweed Seed)
- Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. (Invasive Pl Spec)
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.) 1989-2005. 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 15 providers.
- Heyn CC and Heller D 1991/1993 (from ILDIS World Database of Legumes).
- ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
- The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
- The Virtual Field Herbarium.
- 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)
- GBIF-Spain: Real Jardin Botanico (Madrid), Vascular Plant Herbarium (MA)
- Herbarium of the University of Aarhus: The AAU Herbarium Database
- Herbier de la Guyane
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Costa Rica): Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- National Herbarium of New South Wales: NSW herbarium collection
- National Herbarium of New South Wales: Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Vascular Plant Herbarium, Oslo (O)
- SysTax
- SysTax: Herbarium Universitat Ulm
- SysTax: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Botanical Society of the British Isles - Vascular Plants Database
- University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics: Herbarium (UNA)
- University of Vienna, Institute for Botany - Herbarium WU: Herbarium WU
- USDA PLANTS: USDA PLANTS Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3876765
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-664
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13640117
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143294-3
- GRIN Nomen Number: 100044
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 505165
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 234560-2
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: SEOB4
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 62778
Footnotes
- Mean = 241.740 meters (793.110 feet), Standard Deviation = 432.610 based on 603 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
