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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. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
  2. Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 11:232-236.
  3. George, A. S., ed. Flora of Australia. 1980-
  4. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
  5. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  6. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  7. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  8. Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist. 1994
  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. Muller, H. R. A. & T. Frémont. 1935. Observations sur l'infection mycorhizienne dans le genre Cassia (Caesalpiniaceae). Ann. Agron. (Inst. Rech. Agron.) 5:678-690.
  12. National Academy of Sciences. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production. 1980
  13. Parrotta, J. A. Healing plants of peninsular India. 2001
  14. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  15. Sanjappa, M. Legumes of India. 1992
Common names
English
kassodtree –
Siamese cassia –
Siamese senna –
Thai cassia –
Thailand shower –
French
bois perdrix –
Portuguese (Brazil)
cássia-do-Sião –
cássia-siâmica –
cássia-siamesa –
Spanish
flamboyán amarillo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
2Cultivated     
4Naturalized     
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Malaysia
Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()
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.
Environmentalrevegetator National Academy of Sciences. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production. 1980
Environmentalshade/shelter Luckow, M. 1996. The cultivated species of Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Leguminosae). Baileya 23:230-231.
Fuelsfuelwood National Academy of Sciences. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production. 1980
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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100033. Accessed 15 December 2025.

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