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Taxon:  Senna hirsuta (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby var. hirsuta



Summary
Genus:
Senna
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Cassieae
Subtribe:
Cassiinae
Nomen number:
100057
Verified:
02/29/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Senna hirsuta (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (5 active accession[s])
Senna hirsuta (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby var. glaberrima (M. E. Jones) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Senna hirsuta (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby var. hirta H. S. Irwin & Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Senna hirsuta (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby var. leptocarpa (Benth.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cassia hirsuta L.

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Reference(s)
  1. Bamber, M. K. & J. A. Holmes. 1911. Green manuring. Circ. Agric. J. Roy. Bot. Gard. Peradeniya 5(17):217-230.
  2. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  3. 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. 35:434.
  4. Luckow, M. 1996. The cultivated species of Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Leguminosae). Baileya 23:223.
  5. Smith, A. C. Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
  6. Wright, H. 1903. Nitrogenous plants. Circ. Agric. J. Roy. Bot. Gard. Peradeniya 2(4):77-81.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
4Naturalized     
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Dominica, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • MESOAMERICA: Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Smith, A. C. Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
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=100057. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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