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3536.020 Senna
CASSIA L. p.p.
Description of the genus
Unarmed trees, shrubs, subshrubs or herbs. Leaves paripinnate, often with spherical to clavate or cylindric glands on petiole and/or rhachis. Flowers in racemes; pedicels without bracteoles. Sepals 5. Petals 5, yellow. Stamens usually 10; filaments straight, shorter than or not over twice as long as the basifixed anthers. Pods (in ours) shorter than in Cassia, i.e. less than 30 cm, terete or flattened, indehiscent or tardily dehiscent, valves not twisting. Worldwide: c.240 species, pantropical, most numerous in the New World Caprivi: 2 taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| obtusifolia (L.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby | Description, Image |
| occidentalis (L.) Link | Description, Image |
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Flora of Botswana: SennaFlora of Burundi: Senna
Flora of the DRC: Senna
Flora of Malawi: Senna
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Senna
Flora of Mozambique: Senna
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Senna
Flora of Zambia: Senna
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Senna
Flora of Zimbabwe: Senna
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Senna
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SennaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Senna
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Senna
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Senna
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iNaturalist: Senna
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Senna
JSTOR Plant Science: Senna
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Senna
Plants of the World Online: Senna
Tropicos: Senna
Wikipedia: Senna
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