Senna (plant)

Senna
	Senna alexandrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:	Cassieae
Genus:	Senna; Mill.
Type species
	Senna alexandrina; Mill.
Species
	Over 300; see § Species
Synonyms
	List Adipera Raf. 1838; Cassia (Mill.) Benth. 1871; Cassia sect. Senna (Tournefort) DC. ex Colladon 1816; Cassia sect. Senna sensu Benth. 1865; Cassia subgen. Senna Benth. 1870; Cathartocarpus (partim); Chamaefistula (DC.) G. Don; Chamaesenna (DC.) Raf. ex Pittier; Desmodiocassia Britton & Rose; Diallobus ; Earleocassia Britton; Echinocassia Britton & Rose; Gaumerocassia Britton; Herpetica (DC.) Raf.; Isandrina ; Leonocassia Britton; Palmerocassia Britton; Peiranisia Raf.; Phragmocassia Britton & Rose; Pseudocassia Britton & Rose; Pterocassia Britton & Rose; Sciacassia Britton; Senna sensu Gaertn. 1791; Senna sensu Link 1831; Senna sensu Roxb. 1832; Sericeocassia Britton; Tharpia Britton & Rose; Vogelocassia Britton; Xerocassia Britton & Rose; ;

Senna, the sennas, is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family (Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, tribe Cassieae ser. Aphyllae ). This diverse genus is native throughout the tropics, with a small number of species in temperate regions. The number of species is estimated to be from about 260 to 350. The type species for the genus is Senna alexandrina. About 50 species of Senna are known in cultivation.

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