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 septemtrionalis (Viv.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Indexed scientific synonyms
Adipera laevigata (Willd.) Britton & RoseCassia aurata (Roxb.) VogelCassia aurata Roxb.Cassia coymbosa OrtegaCassia elegans KunthCassia floribunda BrenanCassia grandiflora Desf.Cassia laevigata Willd.Cassia laevigata var. floribunda Ghesq.Cassia quadrangularis Zoll. & MoritziCassia septemtrionalis Sessé & Moc.Cassia septemtrionalis Viv.Cassia septemtrionalis ZuccagniCassia septentrionalis Sessé & Moc.Cassia septentrionalis Viv., 1802Cassia septentrionalis ZuccagniCassia vernicosa ClosCassia ×floribunda var. pubescens V.SinghChamaecassia grandiflora LinkChamaecassia laevigata (Willd.) LinkChamaefistula elegans (Kunth) G.DonChamaefistula laevigata (Willd.) G.DonChamaesenna laevigata (Willd.) PittierSenna aurata Roxb.Senna septemtrionalis var. pubescens (V.Singh) V.SinghSenna septemtrionalis var. septemtrionalisSenna septentrionalis (Viv.) H.S.Irwin & BarnebySenna ×floribunda var. pubescens (V.Singh) V.Singh
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier234652-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.