Senna sophera
Algarrobilla
Also known as: Cassia aegyptiaca Willd. +13 more
- Cassia aegyptiaca Willd.
- Cassia atroviridis Span.
- Cassia autropurpurea Benth.
- Cassia canca Cav.
- Cassia coromandeliana Jacq.
- Cassia esculenta Roxb.
- Cassia frutescens Mill.
- Cassia indica Poir.
- Cassia lanceolata Link
- Cassia linearis Michx.
- Cassia lineata Michx.
- Cassia occidentalis var. sophera (L.) Kuntze
- Cassia patula Aiton
- Cassia proboscidea Pollard
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Senna sophera (commonly known as Algarrobilla) is a shrub or tree within the Fabaceae family. It naturally occurs in South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Northern South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, 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)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil Northeast, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Honduras, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Maldives, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zaïre