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Taxon:  Senna siamea (Lam.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby



Summary
Genus:
Senna
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Cassieae
Subtribe:
Cassiinae
Nomen number:
100033
Place of publication:
Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:98. 1982
Verified:
09/09/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cassia siamea Lam.

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Reference(s)
  1. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: = Cassia siamea Lam.
  2. Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:232-236.
  3. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  4. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  5. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  6. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  7. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
  8. Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
  9. Lock, J. M. 1988. Cassia sens. lat. (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) in Africa. Kew Bull. 43:340.
  10. Luckow, M. 1996. The cultivated species of Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Leguminosae). Baileya 23:230-231.
  11. National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production Note: = Cassia siamea Lam.
  12. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  13. Sanjappa, M. 1992. Legumes of India Note: = Cassia siamea Lam.
Common names
English
kassodtree –
Siamese cassia –
Siamese senna –
Thai cassia –
Thailand shower –
French
bois perdrix –
Portuguese (Brazil)
cássia-do-Sião –
cássia-siamesa –
cássia-siâmica –
Spanish
flamboyán amarillo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar probably native
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand probably native
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia Malaya (perhaps native)
2Cultivated    cult. throughout tropics
4Naturalized    natzd. throughout tropics
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (probably native), Thailand (probably native), Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Malaysia (Malaya (perhaps native))
Cultivated (cult. throughout tropics)
Naturalized (natzd. throughout tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalagroforestry Luckow, M. 1996. The cultivated species of Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Leguminosae). Baileya 23:230-231.
Environmentalornamental Luckow, M. 1996. The cultivated species of Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Leguminosae). Baileya 23:230-231.
Environmentalrevegetatoras Cassia siameaNational Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production Note: = Cassia siamea Lam.
Environmentalshade/shelter Luckow, M. 1996. The cultivated species of Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Leguminosae). Baileya 23:230-231.
Fuelsfuelwoodas Cassia siameaNational Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production Note: = Cassia siamea Lam.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100033. Accessed 15 May 2025.