ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Senna occidentalis

Name author: (L.) Link

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna
Species: Senna occidentalis
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1831

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Senna occidentalis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

24 synonyms in this snapshot

Cassia carolinianaName author: Walter
Cassia ciliataName author: Raf.
Cassia falcataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Cassia foetidaName author: Willemet
Cassia glaucescensName author: Hoffmanns.
Cassia macradeniaName author: Collad.
Cassia obliquifoliaName author: Schrank
Cassia occidentalisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Cassia occidentalisName author: (L.) Rose
Cassia occidentalis var. aristataName author: Collad.
Cassia occidentalis var. glabraName author: Vogel
Cassia papulosaName author: Hoffmanns.
Cassia planisiliquaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Cassia planisiliquaName author: Burm.f.
Cassia plumieriName author: DC.
Diallobus falcatusName author: (L.) Raf.
Ditramexa occidentalisName author: Britton & Rose
Ditremexa carolinianaName author: (Walter) Raf.
Ditremexa fetidaName author: Raf.
Ditremexa occidentalisName author: (L.) Britton & Rose
Psilorhegma planisiliquaName author: (L.) Britton & Rose
Senna andhricaName author: P.V.Ramana, J.Swamy & M.Ahmed.
Senna occidentalis var. andhricaName author: (P.V.Ramana, J.Swamy & M.Ahmed.) K.W.Jiang
Senna orientalisName author: Walp.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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