Senna italica
Dog Senna, Italian Senna
Other regional names: Port Royal Senna +1 more
- Port Royal Senna
- Spanish Senna
Also known as: Cassia italica (Mill.) Lam. ex F.W.Andrews +12 more
- Cassia italica (Mill.) Lam. ex F.W.Andrews
- Cassia italica (Mill.) Spreng. ex Mabberley, 1981
- Cassia italica subsp. arachoides (Burchard) Brenan
- Cassia italica subsp. italica
- Cassia ligustrina Mill.
- Cassia lucida Denham
- Cassia obovata BurttDavy
- Cassia obovata Collad.
- Cassia obovata var. mucronata BurttDavy
- Cassia obovata var. pallidiflora Dinter
- Cassia obovata var. pilosa BurttDavy
- Cassia obtusa Roxb.
- Senna obovata Link
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual, perennial or subshrub.
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Senna italica (commonly known as Dog Senna or Italian senna) is an annual, herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Senna genus, encompassing over 250 species globally. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, The, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Aruba, Benin, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Maryland, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Transcaucasus, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms