Senna tora (L.)Roxb.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Senna Miller
Tribe: Cassieae
References: [106][1774][1915][2827]

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Other names:

• Cassia tora L. [Synonym] [106][1774][1915][2825]
  

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Common Names:

• Casse Puante Petite Espece [1941]
  
• Sickle Senna [1902]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 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 [2828]
  
• Food and Drink [1936] [2828]
  
• Medicine [1936] [2021] [2829]
  
• Weed [1935] [1941] [261]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Tanzania [106]

• Asia [1914] [1931] [1935] [1936] [1947] [2021] [2023] [2085] [2825] [2827]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • Cambodia [1935]
  • China [106]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1936]
  • Laos [1935]
  • Malaysia-ISO [1936]
  • Pakistan [2021]
  • Ryukyu Is [2825]
  • Sri Lanka [2023]
  • Taiwan [1931] [2827]
  • Vietnam [1935]

• Australasia [261] [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • Northern Territory [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1941] [3076]
  • Laccadive Is [3076]
  • Maldives [3076]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]
  • Rodrigues [1915]
  • Seychelles [1941]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Oman [1939]
  • Saudi Arabia [1939]

• Pacific Ocean [261] [1937] [2968]
  • Bismarck Archipelago [261]
  • Fiji [106] [1937]
  • Society Is [2968]
  • Solomon Is [261]

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Notes:

• Status in Tanzania uncertain; only one doubtful record (FTEA ref.106),
  
• Most African records attributable to S.obtusifolia(q.v).(Brenan FTEA ref.106). [106]
  
• Senna tora (L.)Roxb.: Synonym [03/26/93 14:05] [106]
  
• Cassia tora L.: Accepted [03/26/93 14:05] [106]
  
• Origin uncertain;Brenan considers almost certainly of Asiatic origin despite
  
• De Wits view to the contrary(FTEA ref.106)
  
• Leaves laxative, antiperiodic, asperient and anthelmintic:seeds tonic etc. [2021]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:50:43