Fabaceae
Senna

Senna multiglandulosa (Jacq.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

First published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 357 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico, W. South America. It is a shrub or tree. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Peru

Introduced into:

Assam, Bangladesh, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madeira, Malaya, Morocco, Namibia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Victoria, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 11(1): 1-541. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gutiérrez, J. & Solano, E. (2014). Afinidades florísticas y fitogeográficas de la vegetación del municipio de San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, México. Acta Botanica Mexicana 107: 27-65. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
  • Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Castro, C. (Proveedor de metadatos), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). Versión 11.0. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) http://apps.kew.org/sepasalweb/sepaweb in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org/2016/

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gutiérrez, J. & Solano, E. (2014). Afinidades florísticas y fitogeográficas de la vegetación del municipio de San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, México. Acta Botanica Mexicana 107: 27-65. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
  • Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Healy, A. (1985). Standard common names for weeds in New Zealand
  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG
  • Webb, C. J. et al. (1988). Flora of New Zealand Vol IV

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2005 Ceron, Carlos, E.; Reyna, Myriam [18918] Ecuador K001088857 Yes
Jan 29, 2001 Reynel R., Carlos [3229], Peru K001088850 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Wellington Montenegro [74] Ecuador K001088858 Yes
Nov 1, 1999 Lewis, G.P. [3086] Ecuador K001088853 Yes
Nov 1, 1999 Lewis, G.P. [s.n.] Ecuador K001088854 Yes
Mar 13, 1997 Andre, Edouard Francois [1283], Colombia K001088845 Yes
Mar 13, 1997 Mathews [s.n.] K001088846 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Holguer Lugo, S. [557] Ecuador K001088860 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Vargas, Homero; Neill, D.; Freire, E.; Nunez, T. [219] Ecuador K001088862 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Asanza, M.; Woodruff, L. [10256] Ecuador K001088861 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Cornejo, X; Bonifaz, C. [1670] Ecuador K001088865 Yes
Aug 6, 1994 Lewis, G.P. [s.n.], Ecuador K001088854 Yes
Feb 14, 1994 Ceron, Carlos E.; Reyna, Myriam [18918], Ecuador K001088857 Yes
Nov 7, 1993 Lewis, G.P. [3086], Ecuador K001088853 Yes
May 16, 1992 Robledo, E.; Astrálaga, R. [18], Colombia K001088849 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Vlastimil, Zak; Jaramillo, Jaime [s.n.] Ecuador K001088864 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Vlastimil, Zak; Jaramillo, Jaime [3535] Ecuador K001088863 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Neill, David; Manning, Sue [8020] Ecuador K001088841 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Holm-Nielsen, L.; Bravo, E.; Gomez, P. [18988], Ecuador K001088842 Yes
Nov 29, 1987 Triana, J. [224], Colombia K001088833 Yes
Nov 28, 1987 s.coll. [738], Ecuador K001088835 Yes
Sep 12, 1987 Asplund, Erik [18998], Ecuador K001088855 Yes
Sep 12, 1987 Luteyn, James L.; Lebron-Luteyn, Maria [6711], Ecuador K001088856 Yes
Mar 23, 1986 Asplund, Erik [8056], Ecuador K001088851 Yes
Aug 17, 1979 Dawe, M.T. [220], Colombia K001088834 Yes
May 11, 1979 Miguel, A. [49], Bolivia K001088906 Yes
Jan 10, 1979 s.coll. [295], Colombia K001088848 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Luteyn, James, L.; Lebron-Luteyn, Maria [6711] Ecuador K001088856 Yes
Jan 6, 1969 Lehmann, F.C. [935], Colombia K001088869 Yes
Sep 26, 1968 Asplund, Erik [6198], Ecuador K001088852 Yes
Dec 16, 1962 Vlastimil, Zak; Jaramillo, Jaime [s.n.], Ecuador K001088864 Yes
Jan 4, 1956 Philippi [1861] K001088847 Yes
May 29, 1946 Holguer Lugo, S. [557], Ecuador K001088860 Yes
Jun 1, 1945 Balls, Edward K. [s.n.], Ecuador K001088867 Yes
Oct 1, 1944 Neill, David; Manning, Sue [8020], Ecuador K001088841 Yes
Aug 4, 1939 Zak, Vlastimil; Jaramillo, Jaime [3026], Ecuador K001088843 Yes
Aug 1, 1939 Andre, Edouard Francois [696], Colombia K001088870 Yes
May 19, 1939 Andre, Edouard Francois [1283], Colombia K001088844 Yes
Dec 29, 1938 Wellington Montenegro [74], Ecuador K001088858 Yes
Dec 29, 1938 Jorgensen, P.M. [61207], Ecuador K001088859 Yes
Apr 16, 1932 Iltis, H.H.; Iltis, C.M.; Ugent, D.; Ugent, V. [527], Peru K001088905 Yes
Mar 19, 1929 Vlastimil, Zak; Jaramillo, Jaime [3535], Ecuador K001088863 Yes
Jan 1, 1917 Balslev, H.; Bergmann, B.; Pedersen, H.B. [62452], Ecuador K001088840 Yes
Jun 22, 1906 Schultes, Richard Evans; Villarreal, Mardoqueo [7642], Colombia K001088868 Yes
Jan 1, 1889 Cornejo, X; Bonifaz, C. [1670], Ecuador K001088865 Yes
Oct 1, 1885 Balls, Edward K. [B5820], Ecuador K001088866 Yes
Aug 25, 1881 Asanza, M.; Woodruff, L. [10256], Ecuador K001088861 Yes
Jan 30, 1876 Camp, W. H. [E-1844], Ecuador K001088836 Yes
Jan 30, 1876 Hall [38], Ecuador K001088837 Yes
Dec 1, 1875 Vargas, Homero; Neill, D.; Freire, E.; Nunez, T. [219], Ecuador K001088862 Yes
Oct 31, 1875 Sandeman, Christopher [4893], Bolivia K001088908 Yes
Mar 17, 1853 Cuatrecases [27019], Colombia K001088910 Yes
Jan 1, 1851 Steinbach, Jose. [9688], Bolivia K001088904 Yes
Jan 1, 1851 Buchtien, Otto [24], Bolivia K001088909 Yes
Jan 1, 1846 Rusby, H.H. [981], Bolivia K001088907 Yes
Steinbach, Jose. [9688] Bolivia K001088904 Yes
Robinson, G.W. [s.n.] Chile K001259563 Yes
Balslev, H.; Bergmann, B.; Pedersen, H.B. [62452] Ecuador K001088840 Yes
Iltis, H.H.; Iltis, C.M.; Ugent, D.; Ugent, V. [527] Peru K001088905 Yes
Sandeman, Christopher [4893] Bolivia K001088908 Yes
Robinson, G.W. [s.n.] Chile K001259562 Yes
Buchtien, Otto [24] Bolivia K001088909 Yes
Rusby, H.H. [981] Bolivia K001088907 Yes
s.coll. [295] Colombia K001088848 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [220] Colombia K001088834 Yes
Reynel R., Carlos [3229] Peru K001088850 Yes
Cuatrecases [27019] Colombia K001088910 Yes
Mathews [s.n.] K001088846 Yes
Robledo, E.; Astrálaga, R. [18] Colombia K001088849 Yes
Schultes, Richard, Evans; Villarreal, Mardoqueo [7642] Colombia K001088868 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [493] Mexico K000119635 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [13546] Mexico K000119639 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4090] Mexico K000119636 Yes
Asplund, Erik [8056] Ecuador K001088851 Yes
Balls, Edward, K. [s.n.] Ecuador K001088867 Yes
Philippi [1861] K001088847 Yes
Balls, Edward, K. [B5820] Ecuador K001088866 Yes
Holm-Nielsen, L.; Bravo, E.; Gomez, P. [18988] Ecuador K001088842 Yes
Andre, Edouard, Francois [1283] Colombia K001088844 Yes
Spruce, R. [5222] Ecuador K000201095 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [6216] Mexico K000119638 Yes
Hall [38] Ecuador K001088837 Yes
Jorgensen, P.M. [61207] Ecuador K001088859 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2877] Mexico K000119637 Yes
Spruce, R. [5222] Ecuador K000201096 Yes
Mandon, G. [750] Bolivia K001088839 Yes
s.coll. [738] Ecuador K001088835 Yes
Andre, Edouard, Francois [696] Colombia K001088870 Yes
Triana, J. [224] Colombia K001088833 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001088838 Yes
Andre, Edouard, Francois [1283] Colombia K001088845 Yes
Camp, W., H. [E-1844] Ecuador K001088836 Yes
Asplund, Erik [18998] Ecuador K001088855 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [935] Colombia K001088869 Yes
Miguel, A. [49] Bolivia K001088906 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001088838 Yes
Mandon, G. [750], Bolivia K001088839 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5329] Cassia wightiana K001120583 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Wallich, N. [5329] Cassia tomentosa K000789199 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1977 s.coll. [s.n.] Cassia tomentosa K000789198 Unknown Type Material Yes
Womersley, J.S. [NGF11413] Papua New Guinea Cassia tomentosa K003002129 Yes
Verdcourt; Barker [4918] Papua New Guinea Cassia tomentosa K003002128 Yes
unknown [153] South Africa Cassia tomentosa K000417592 Unknown Type Material Yes
Verdcourt; Barker [4918] Papua New Guinea Cassia tomentosa K003002127 Yes

Sources

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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