Taxon:  Senna surattensis (Burm. f.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby subsp. sulfurea (DC. ex Collad.) Randell



Summary
Genus:
Senna
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Cassieae
Subtribe:
Cassiinae
Nomen number:
409533
Place of publication:
J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 12:197.  1989
Verified:
11/04/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Senna surattensis (Burm. f.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Senna surattensis (Burm. f.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby subsp. surattensis (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cassia sulfurea DC. ex Collad.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Senna sulfurea (DC. ex Collad.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cassia glauca Lam.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  2. Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35(1):78-81. Note: as Senna sulfurea
  3. Luckow, M. 1996. The cultivated species of Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Leguminosae). Baileya 23:234.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia   
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territoryn.George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslande.George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australian.e.George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4Naturalized    natzd. in tropics 
6Other    exact native range obscure 
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (e.), Western Australia (n.e.), Northern Territory (n.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. in tropics)
Other (exact native range obscure)

Reference(s)
  1. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Luckow, M. 1996. The cultivated species of Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Leguminosae). Baileya 23:234.
Environmentalornamental Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35(1):78-81. Note: as Senna sulfurea
Environmentalshade/shelter Luckow, M. 1996. The cultivated species of Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Leguminosae). Baileya 23:234.
Environmentalshade/shelter Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35(1):78-81. Note: as Senna sulfurea
Medicinesfolklore Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35(1):78-81. Note: as Senna sulfurea
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409533. Accessed 15 April 2026.