Senna italica Miller

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

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Other names:

• Cassia italica (Miller)F.W.Andrews [Synonym] [106][1741]
  
• Cassia italica (Miller)Sprengel [Synonym] [151]
  
• Cassia ligustrina Miller [Synonym] [151]
  
• Cassia obtusa Roxb. [Synonym] [151]
  
• Cassia porturegalis Bancr. [Synonym] [151]
  
• Senna obtusa Roxb. [Synonym] [151]
  

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Common Names:

• Italian Senna [11]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Medicine [1939]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [106]
  • Botswana [106]
  • Cameroon [111]
  • Cape Verde [153]
  • Chad [106]
  • Djibouti [239]
  • Egypt [153]
  • Ethiopia [106]
  • Gambia The [153]
  • Kenya [106]
  • Libya [141]
  • Mali [106]
  • Namibia-ISO [106]
  • Niger [11]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • Senegal [106]
  • Somalia [106]
  • South Africa [153]
  • Sudan [153]
  • Tanzania [106]
  • Uganda [106]
  • Western Sahara [153]

• Asia [153] [1914] [1939]
  • India-ISO [153]
  • Iran [153] [1939]
  • Iraq [1939]
  • Pakistan [1914]
  • Sri Lanka [1914]

• Caribbean [151]
  • Caribbean-TRP [151]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Bahrain [1939]
  • Israel [153]
  • Oman [1939]
  • Qatar [1939]
  • Saudi Arabia [1939]
  • Sinai [1939]
  • South Yemen [1939]
  • United Arab Emirates [1939]
  • Yemen [1939]

• South America [151]
  • Venezuela [151]

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Notes:

• Three subspecies (Brenan ref.153).
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:50:23