Senna spectabilis
Casia Amarilla
Also known as: Cassia spectabilis DC. +3 more
- Cassia spectabilis DC.
- Cassia trinitatis Benth.
- Cathartocarpus humboldtianus Loudon
- Pseudocassia spectabilis (DC.) Britton & Rose
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Senna spectabilis (commonly known as Casia Amarilla) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
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)
Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, The, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, India, Kenya, Leeward Is., Malawi, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms