Senna (plant)

Senna
Senna alexandrina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Cassieae
Genus: Senna
Mill.
Type species
Senna alexandrina
Species

Over 300; see § Species

Synonyms[1]
List
    • Adipera Raf. 1838
    • Cassia (Mill.) Benth. 1871
    • Cassia sect. Senna (Tournefort) DC. ex Colladon 1816
    • Cassia sect. Senna sensu Benth. 1865
    • Cassia subgen. Senna Benth. 1870
    • Cathartocarpus (partim)
    • Chamaefistula (DC.) G. Don
    • Chamaesenna (DC.) Raf. ex Pittier
    • Desmodiocassia Britton & Rose
    • Diallobus
    • Earleocassia Britton
    • Echinocassia Britton & Rose
    • Gaumerocassia Britton
    • Herpetica (DC.) Raf.
    • Isandrina
    • Leonocassia Britton
    • Palmerocassia Britton
    • Peiranisia Raf.
    • Phragmocassia Britton & Rose
    • Pseudocassia Britton & Rose
    • Pterocassia Britton & Rose
    • Sciacassia Britton
    • Senna sensu Gaertn. 1791
    • Senna sensu Link 1831
    • Senna sensu Roxb. 1832
    • Sericeocassia Britton
    • Tharpia Britton & Rose
    • Vogelocassia Britton
    • Xerocassia Britton & Rose

Senna, the sennas, is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family (Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae,[2] tribe Cassieae ser. Aphyllae [3]). This diverse genus is native throughout the tropics, with a small number of species in temperate regions. The number of species is estimated to be from about 260[4] to 350.[5] The type species for the genus is Senna alexandrina. About 50 species of Senna are known in cultivation.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Irwin1982 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG) (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. hdl:10568/90658.
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  4. ^ Marazzi, B.; et al. (2006). "Phylogenetic relationships within Senna (Leguminosae, Cassiinae) based on three chloroplast DNA regions: patterns in the evolution of floral symmetry and extrafloral nectaries". American Journal of Botany. 93 (2): 288–303. doi:10.3732/ajb.93.2.288. PMID 21646190. S2CID 24791422.
  5. ^ Randell, B. R. and B. A. Barlow. 1998. Senna. pp 89-138. In: A. S. George (executive editor). Flora of Australia volume 12. Australian Government Publishing Service: Canberra, Australia.
  6. ^ Huxley, A., et al. (1992). The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. The Macmillan Press, Limited: London. The Stockton Press: New York. ISBN 978-0-333-47494-5 (set).