Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae > Senna > Senna obtusifoliaSenna obtusifolia (Java-bean; Coffeeweed; Coffee Weed; Dormidera; Hediondilla; Brusca Cimarrona; Brusca Hembra; Fedegosa; Fedegoso; Charamazca; Low Senna; Matapasto; Pistache Marron; Sicklepod; Taperiva)Synonyms: Cassia humilis; Cassia obtusifolia (homotypic); Cassia rogeonii; Cassia tora var. humilis; Cassia tora var. obtusifolia (homotypic); Cassia toroides; Emelista obtusifolia (homotypic); Senna tora var. obtusifolia (homotypic); Senna toroides Language: Hindi Senna obtusifolia (Chinese senna, American sicklepod or sicklepod) is a legume in the genus Senna, sometimes separated in the monotypic genus Diallobus. It grows wild in North, Central, and South America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, and is considered a particularly serious weed in many places. It has a long-standing history of confusion with Senna tora and that taxon in many sources actually refers to the present species. |
Leaf Type [1] | Evergreen | Lifespan [2] | Annual/Perennial | Structure [1] | Herb |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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