Senna siamea (Lam.)H.Irwin & Barneby

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Senna Miller
Tribe: Cassieae
References: [151][1414][1430][1741][1915][2827]

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Other names:

• Cassia arborea Macfad. [Synonym] [151]
  
• Cassia florida Vahl [Synonym] [151][1430]
  
• Cassia gigantea DC. [Synonym] [151]
  
• Cassia siamea Lam. [Synonym] [151][1414][1430][1741][1915][2825][11]
  
• Cassia siamea Lam. Var. puberula Kurz [Synonym] [151]
  
• Cassia sumatrana Roxb. [Synonym] 
  
• Chamaefistula gigantea G.Don [Synonym] [151]
  
• Sciacassia siamea (Lam.)Britton & Rose [Synonym] [1430][151]
  

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Common Names:

• Amarillo [2157]
  
• Flamboy n [2157]
  
• Jahor [151]
  
• Kassod Tree [2968] [151]
  
• Siamese Senna [1902]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• 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
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
  • 1999-05 Heald J
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [1915] [2264] [2828] [107]
  
• Toxins [2968]
  
• Wood [11] [2828]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1765]
  • Angola-ISO [110]
  • Benin [11]
  • Cameroon [11]
  • Chad [64]
  • Djibouti [1765]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Ghana [11]
  • Ivory Coast [11]
  • Liberia [8]
  • Malawi [8]
  • Mali [561]
  • Mozambique [107]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • Senegal [11]
  • Sierra Leone [11]
  • South Africa [107]
  • Sudan [8]
  • Swaziland [107]
  • Togo [8]
  • Uganda [2]
  • Zaire [113]
  • Zambia [107]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [1914] [1929] [1935] [1936] [1959] [1979] [2002] [2021] [2023] [2085] [2825] [2827] [2835] [2968]
  • Burma [2968]
  • Cambodia [1935]
  • Hong Kong [1959]
  • India-ISO [113] [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1936]
  • Laos [1935]
  • Malaysia-ISO [1936]
  • Pakistan [2021]
  • Philippines [1979]
  • Ryukyu Is [2825]
  • Sri Lanka [2023]
  • Taiwan [1929] [2827]
  • Thailand [2002]
  • Vietnam [1935]

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

• Caribbean [2157]
  • Caribbean-TRP [151] [1430]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]

• Central America [151] [1117] [1188] [1637] [2156]
  • El Salvador [2156]
  • Mexico(South East) [151] [1117] [1188] [1637]
  • Panama [1224]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1982]
  • Madagascar [1982]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]

• North America
  • United States [151]

• Pacific Ocean [151] [2235] [2264] [2265] [2266] [2835] [2968]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Hawaii [151] [2968]
  • Niue [2266]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]
  • Ogasawara-Shoto [2835]
  • Society Is [2968]
  • Tonga [2265]

• South America
  • Brazil [151] [1414]
  • Colombia [151]
  • Venezuela [151]

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:50:39