Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusSenna
Scientific name with authorshipSenna occidentalis (L.) Link
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cassia caroliniana WalterCassia ciliata Raf.Cassia falcata L.Cassia foetida Pers.Cassia foetida WillemetCassia glaucescens Hoffmanns.Cassia macradenia Collad.Cassia obliquifolia SchrankCassia occidentalis (L.) RoseCassia occidentalis L.Cassia occidentalis Steud.Cassia occidentalis subsp. aristaCassia occidentalis subsp. aristata Collad.Cassia occidentalis var. arista Hassk.Cassia occidentalis var. aristata Collad.Cassia occidentalis var. glabra VogelCassia papulosa Hoffmanns.Cassia planisiliqua Burm.f.Cassia planisiliqua L.Cassia plumieri DC.Diallobus falcatus (L.) Raf.Ditramexa occidentalis Britton & RoseDitremexa caroliniana (Walter) Raf.Ditremexa fetida Raf.Ditremexa occidentalis (L.) Britton & RosePsilorhegma planisiliqua (L.) Britton & RoseSenna andhrica P.V.Ramana, J.Swamy & M.Ahmed.Senna occidentalis var. andhrica (P.V.Ramana, J.Swamy & M.Ahmed.) K.W.JiangSenna orientalis Walp.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Poison reported
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier1117728-2
Use codesEU HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.