Senna occidentalis
Arsenic Bean, Arsenic Bush
Other regional names: Birds Beak +1 more
- Birds Beak
- Bitter Root
Also known as: Cassia caroliniana Walter +16 more
- Cassia caroliniana Walter
- Cassia falcata L.
- Cassia foetida Pers.
- Cassia glaucescens Hoffmanns.
- Cassia macradenia Collad.
- Cassia obliquifolia Schrank
- Cassia occidentalis (L.) Rose
- Cassia occidentalis L.
- Cassia occidentalis Steud.
- Cassia occidentalis subsp. arista
- Cassia occidentalis subsp. aristata Collad.
- Cassia occidentalis var. arista Hassk.
- Cassia occidentalis var. aristata Collad.
- Cassia papulosa Hoffmanns.
- Cassia planisiliqua Burm.f.
- Cassia planisiliqua L.
- Cassia plumieri DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual, perennial or subshrub.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Senna occidentalis (commonly known as Arsenic bean or Arsenic Bush) is an annual, herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
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)
Alabama, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Arkansas, Ascension, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kansas, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Line Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New York, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe