Senna hirsuta (L.)H.Irwin & Barneby

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Senna Miller
Tribe: Cassieae
References: [151][1350][1430][1470][1941]

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Other names:

• Cassia caracasana Jacq. [Synonym] [151]
  
• Cassia hirsuta L. [Synonym] [1430][1941][1470][106][1414][1350][151]
  
• Cassia tomentosa Arn. [Synonym] [151]
  
• Cassia venenifera G.Meyer [Synonym] [151]
  
• Ditremexa hirsuta (L.)Britton & Wilson [Synonym] [151][1430][1470]
  

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Common Names:

• Aytera Cimarrona [151]
  
• Disiplinilla [151]
  
• Erva de Bicho [151]
  
• Frijolillo de Monte [151]
  
• Mano de Muerto [151]
  
• Pico de P jaro [151]
  
• Stinking Cassia [2264]
  
• Taperigu  [151]
  
• Viche [151]
  
• Zalche [151]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Weed [2264]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Burundi [8]
  • Cameroon [111]
  • Central African Rep. [8]
  • Gabon [112]
  • Ghana [11]
  • Guinea [11]
  • Ivory Coast [8]
  • Kenya [8]
  • Liberia [11]
  • Malawi [8]
  • Mali [561]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • South Africa [107]
  • Tanzania [106]
  • Togo [8]
  • Uganda [106]
  • Zaire [113]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [1914] [1935] [2002] [2023]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Laos [1935]
  • Sri Lanka [2023]
  • Thailand [2002]
  • Vietnam [1935]

• Australasia [261] [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean
  • Caribbean-TRP [151] [1430] [1470]

• Central America [151] [1470] [2156]
  • Costa Rica [1470]
  • El Salvador [2156]
  • Guatemala [151]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [151] [1470]
  • Mexico(South East) [151]
  • Panama [151] [1224]

• Indian Ocean [1941]
  • Seychelles [1941]

• North America
  • United States [151] [1470]

• Pacific Ocean [261] [2264]
  • Bismarck Archipelago [261]
  • Fiji [2264]

• South America [106] [2090] [2285]
  • Argentina [151]
  • Bolivia [151]
  • Brazil [151] [1414]
  • Colombia [151]
  • Ecuador [151]
  • French Guiana [2285]
  • Guyana [151]
  • Paraguay [151]
  • Peru [2090]
  • Surinam [2285]
  • Venezuela [151]

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Notes:

• Treated by Irwin & Barneby,1982(ref.151)with 7 varieties:hirsuta,acuminata [151]
  
• glaberrima,hirta,leptocarpa,puberula & streptocarpa. [151]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:50:22