Senna sophera (L.) Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 347 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, has environmental uses and social uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil Northeast, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Honduras, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Maldives, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Barthelat, F.; Ali Sifari, B. [1329] Mayotte K000564925 No
Sep 18, 2002 Sokpon N. et al. [1037] Benin K000117645 Yes
Sep 18, 2002 Akoegninou A. et al. [2007] Benin K000117637 Yes
Nov 1, 1997 unknown [24] Ghana K000417515 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1997 Thomas, D.W. [2196] Cameroon K000092596 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Wiggins, I.L. [18396] Ecuador K000556396 Yes
Jun 20, 1880 Wiggins, Ira L. [18396], Ecuador K000556396 Yes
unknown [211] Guinea K000417514 Unknown Type Material Yes

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