Senna obliqua

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Senna obliqua
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna
Species:
S. obliqua
Binomial name
Senna obliqua
(G.Don) H.S.Irwin & Barneby, 1982 [1]
Synonyms
  • Cassia obliqua (G. Don) Ruiz & Pav. ex G. Don [2]
  • Chamaefistula elegans G. Don [3]

Senna obliqua is a species of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, and the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is found in Peru.

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References

  1. H.S.Irwin & Barneby Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 35: 148. 1982
  2. G. Don A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants 2: 451. 1832.
  3. G. Don Gen. Hist. 2: 451 1832