Senna

Senna uniflora (Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

First published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 258 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a perennial or annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Galápagos, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

India, Mauritius, Réunion

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • H. S. Irwin & Barneby Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 35: 258 (1982).

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

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • 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.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
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  • Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
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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
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • 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
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  • 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

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  • Singh, N. P. (1988). Flora of Eastern Karnataka Vol. 1
  • Singh, V. (2001). Monograph on Indian Subtribe Cassiinae (Caesalpiniaceae)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2009 Souza, V.C.; Sano, P.T.; Roque, N.; Harley, R.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5323] Brazil K000840738 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Collares, J.E.R.; Dutra, L. [161] Brazil K000055504 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Silva, G.P.; Medeiros, A.C.S.; Lima, J.L.S.; Way, M. [2470] Brazil K000055494 Yes
Aug 1, 1995 Bona Nascimento, M.S.; Carvalho, J.H.; Alcoforado Filho, F.G. [420] Brazil K000840739 Yes
Jul 1, 1991 Brito, H.S.; Lewis, G.P. [297] Brazil K000055838 Yes
Aug 1, 1983 Carvalho, A.M.; Leunberger, B.; Silva, L.A.M. [1677] Brazil K000055836 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21365] Brazil K000055829 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Mori, S. [13445] Brazil K000055830 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [5006] Brazil K000055828 Yes
Feb 1, 1858 Miller, O.O.; Johnston, J.R. [56], Venezuela K001088337 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1449] Mexico K000119608 No
Hinton, G.B. [1449] Mexico K000119609 No
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4515] Brazil K000840734 Yes
Collares, J.E.R.; Dutra, L. [161] Brazil K000055831 Yes
Anderson, W.R.; Fryxell, P.A.; Hill, S.R.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [9141] Brazil K000840737 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [5375] Mexico K000119610 No
Lima, A. [582916] Brazil K000055835 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [11750] Mexico K000119605 No
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4280] Brazil K000840732 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [5620] Mexico K000119607 No
Gardner, G. [1570] Brazil K000055834 Yes
Miller, O.O.; Johnston, J.R. [56] Venezuela K001088337 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [9360] Mexico K000119606 No
Pickersgill, B.; Barret, S.C.H.; Hill, R.A.; Stilwell, M.R. [RU7282] Brazil K000055837 Yes
Pickel, D.B. [1754] Brazil K000055832 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [11422] Mexico K000119604 No
Glaziou, M. [10655] Brazil K000840736 Yes
Gardner, G. [1570] Brazil K000055833 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Fonseca, S.F.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [27344] Brazil K000840733 Yes
Gardner [1570] Brazil K000840735 Yes

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