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Taxon:  Senna sophera (L.) Roxb.



Summary
Genus:
Senna
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Cassieae
Subtribe:
Cassiinae
Nomen number:
100060
Place of publication:
Fl. ind. ed. 1832, 2:347. 1832
Verified:
10/27/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 2  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Senna sophera (L.) Roxb. var. purpurea (Lindl.) V. Singh (0 active accession[s])
Senna sophera (L.) Roxb. var. sophera (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Athar, M. 1997. A qualitative study of the nodulating ability of legumes in Pakistan. List 5. Acta Bot. Gallica 144(1):67-72.
  2. Ghazanfar, S. A. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2. 1992
  3. Grobbelaar, N. et al. 1967. A qualitative study of the nodulating ability of legume species: List 1. Publ. Univ. Pretoria ser. 2, 38:1-9.
  4. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  5. Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:440.
  6. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. 2003
  7. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  8. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist. 2004
  9. Lock, J. M. 1988. Cassia sens. lat. (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) in Africa. Kew Bull. 43:340.
  10. Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
  11. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 12(1):446.
  12. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
  13. Yen, Kun-Ying. Illustrated Chinese materia medica: crude drugs. 1980
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaDelhi 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGujarat 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHaryana 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOrissa 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad 
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
4Naturalized     
6Other     
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal]
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Oaxaca, Veracruz]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia]
  • CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • MESOAMERICA: Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Naturalized ()
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 12(1):446.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100060. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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