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Senna spectabilis (DC.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Casia amarilla, Cassia

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Fabales

Family
Fabaceae

Genus
Senna

Species
spectabilis

Taxon category: Accepted

Synonyms: Cassia spectabilis, Pseudocassia spectabilis (POWO, 2022)

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Irwin, H.S. Barneby, R.C. (1982) The American Cassiinae: A synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 1–918 [in 2 parts].
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/

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"Galapagos Species Database, Senna spectabilis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18841. Accessed 4 November 2026.