Senna siamea
Pheasantwood, Siamese Cassia
Other regional names: Siamese Senna +2 more
- Siamese Senna
- Thai Cassia
- Thailand Shower
Also known as: Cassia arborea Macfad. +11 more
- Cassia arborea Macfad.
- Cassia florida Vahl
- Cassia gigantea Bertero ex DC.
- Cassia siamea Lam.
- Cassia siamea subsp. puberula Kurz
- Cassia siamea var. puberula Kurz
- Cassia sumatrana DC.
- Cassia sumatrana Roxb.
- Cassia sumatrana Roxb. ex Hornem.
- Chamaefistula gigantea (Bertero ex DC.) G.Don
- Sciacassia siamea (Lam.) Britton & Rose
- Senna sumatrana (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Roxb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Senna siamea (commonly known as Pheasantwood or Siamese Cassia) is a tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. Naturally occurring in Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Senna, which contains over 250 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
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)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe