New York Metropolitan Flora

Genus: Senna

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Last Modified 07/26/2013

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Nomenclature

Senna Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754.

List of Senna Species

Senna hebecarpa Senna marilandica Senna obtusifolia

References to Senna

  • Dulberger, R. et.al. 1994. The stigmatic orifice in Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Caesalpiniaceae): Morphological variation, function during pollination, and possible adaptive significance. Amer. J. Bot. 81: 1390-1396.
  • Marazzi, B. et.al. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships within Senna (Leguminosae, Cassiinae) based on three chloroplast DNA regions: pastterns in the evolution of floral symmetry and extrafloral nectaries. Amer. J. Bot. 93: 288-303.
  • Tucker, S. C. 1996. Trends in evolution of floral ontogeny in Cassia sensu stricto, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Cassieae: Cassiinae): A study in convergence. Amer. J. Bot. 83: 687-711.
  • Whitty, P. W. et.al. 1994. Molecular separation of genera in Cassiinae (Leguminosae), and analysis of variation in the nodulating species of Chamaecrista. Molec. Ecol. 3: 507-515.