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 sophera (L.) Roxb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cassia aegyptiaca Willd.Cassia atroviridis Span.Cassia autropurpurea Benth.Cassia canca Cav.Cassia chinensis Jacq.Cassia coromandeliana Jacq.Cassia esculenta Roxb.Cassia frutescens Mill.Cassia geminiflora SchrankCassia indica Poir.Cassia lanceolata LinkCassia lanceolata Pers.Cassia ligustrina Forssk.Cassia ligustrina Forssk. ex Benth.Cassia linearis Michx.Cassia lineata Michx.Cassia occidentalis var. glabra DC.Cassia occidentalis var. sophera (L.) KuntzeCassia patula AitonCassia proboscidea PollardCassia proboscoidea Pollard, 1896Cassia purpurea Roxb. ex Lindl.Cassia robinioides Willd.Cassia ruscifolia Jacq.Cassia socotrana SerratoCassia sophera L.Cassia sophera Wall.Cassia sophera subsp. purpurea (Roxb. ex Lindl.) BennetCassia sophera var. ligustrinoides Benth.Cassia sophera var. penghuana Y.C.Liu & F.Y.LuCassia sophera var. purpurea (Lindl.) BakerCassia sophera var. purpurea (Roxb. ex Lindl.) Benth., 1871Cassia sophera var. purpurea (Roxb. ex Lindl.) VoigtCassia sophera var. torulosa Benth.Cassia sopheroides Collad.Cassia sopheroides Roxb.Cassia torosa Cav.Cassia torulosa Poir.Chamaefistula chinensis G.DonChamaefistula coromandelina (Jacq.) G.DonChamaefistula sophera (L.) G.DonChamaefistula torosa (Cav.) G.DonDitremexa sophera (L.) Britton & RoseOctelisia aurea Raf.Senna esculenta Roxb.Senna lanceolata LinkSenna occidentalis var. sophera (L.) X.Y.ZhuSenna officinalis Gaertn.Senna purpurea Roxb.Senna socotrana (Serrato) LockSenna sophera var. penghuana (Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu) S.S.YingSenna sophera var. purpurea (Roxb. ex Lindl.) V.SinghSenna sophera var. sopheraSenna sophora Roxb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
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 identifier518364-1
Use codesEU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALMalaria 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.