Senna racemosa
(Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Fabaceae
Cassia ekmaniana Urb.
Cassia floribunda Griseb. ex Benth.
Cassia liebmannii Benth.
Cassia racemosa Mill.
Cowellocassia racemosa (Mill.) Pittier
Gaumerocassia ekmaniana (Urb.) Britton
Gaumerocassia liebmannii (Benth.) Britton
Common Name:
General Information
Senna racemosa is a shrub or, more frequently, a small tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall with a bole up to 40cm in diameter[
1171- Title
- Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes
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- Jerzy Rzedowski & Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski (Editors)
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- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
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- Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío; Mexico
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- 0188-5170
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- Spanish-language flora of northwestern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials
Senna racemosa has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1171- Title
- Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes
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- Author
- Jerzy Rzedowski & Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski (Editors)
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- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío; Mexico
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- 0
- ISBN
- 0188-5170
- Description
- Spanish-language flora of northwestern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet
Range
S. America - Venezuela; C. America - Costa Rica, Honduras, Belize; Southern N. America - central and southern Mexico; Caribbean - Cuba
Habitat
Dry forests, often growing on limestone[
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]. Limestone slopes with submontane scrub vegetation, tropical, deciduous and subdeciduous forest, as well as in holm oak and mountain mesophilic forest; at elevations from 800 - 1,550 metres[
1171- Title
- Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes
- Publication
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- Author
- Jerzy Rzedowski & Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío; Mexico
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
- 0188-5170
- Description
- Spanish-language flora of northwestern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 8.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
Extracts from the leaves, roots and bark are used in traditional medicine to treat eye infections, diarrhoea, diabetes, earache, headache, molar, abdominal and epigastric pain[
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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2067- Title
- Antiprotozoal activity of Senna racemosa
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- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 112 (2007) 415-416
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- Moo-Puc R.E. et al
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- http://10.1016/j.jep.2007.03.028
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Extracts fom the plant have shown antimicrobial and antiprotozoal activity[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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2067- Title
- Antiprotozoal activity of Senna racemosa
- Publication
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 112 (2007) 415-416
- Author
- Moo-Puc R.E. et al
- Website
- http://10.1016/j.jep.2007.03.028
- Publisher
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- 2007
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Other Uses
The heartwood is dark yellow chestnut in colour, it is demarcated from the light yellow brown sapwood. The texture is fine, there is a criss-crossing grain with a pronounced veining, there is no characteristic smell or taste, the brightness is medium, The wood is hard, highly durable and resistant to insects. An attractive hardwood, it is used for a range of products including sleepers, house posts, fencing and as a substitute for guayacán (Guaiacum species)[
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- Anatomía y usos de la madera de ocho especies tropicales de Quintana Roo, México
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- Rev. Biol. Trop. 46(4): 1047-1057, 1998
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- Rebollar S. & Quintanar A.
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- 1998
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The wood is used for fuel[
2066- Title
- Anatomía y usos de la madera de ocho especies tropicales de Quintana Roo, México
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- Rev. Biol. Trop. 46(4): 1047-1057, 1998
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- Rebollar S. & Quintanar A.
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- 1998
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Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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