Senna (herb)
Senna, the sennas, is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family (Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae,[1] tribe Cassieae). This diverse genus is native throughout the tropics, with a small number of species in temperate regions. The number of species is estimated to be from about 260[2] to 350.[3] The type species for the genus is Senna alexandrina. About 50 species of Senna are known in cultivation.[4]
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Senna (herb) Media
Senna hirsuta
Senna macranthera
Easter Cassia growing towards a tree in a shrubland.
Senna spectabilis specimen.
References
- ↑ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny. Taxon 66 (1) (2017). p. 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
- ↑ Marazzi, B.. Phylogenetic relationships within Senna (Leguminosae, Cassiinae) based on three chloroplast DNA regions: patterns in the evolution of floral symmetry and extrafloral nectaries. American Journal of Botany 93 (2) (2006). p. 288–303. doi:10.3732/ajb.93.2.288.
- ↑ Randell, B. R. and B. A. Barlow. 1998. Senna. pp 89-138. In: A. S. George (executive editor). Flora of Australia volume 12. Australian Government Publishing Service: Canberra, Australia.
- ↑ Huxley, A., et al. (1992). The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. The Macmillan Press, Limited: London. The Stockton Press: New York. ISBN 978-0-333-47494-5 (set).