Senna

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Senna

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 10975 with L. Lohmann, M. C. C. Souza, I. Rivero, E. O. Oliveira & J. E. S. Lima, 07 May 2001

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Marechal Thaumaturgo Mun. Basin of Rio Juruá, Foz do Tejo, opposite confluence of Rio Tejo with Rio Juruá.

  • Habitat

    Seasonally flooded silty embankment with herbaceous vegetation.

  • Description

    shrub. Spindly shrub or coarse herb to 30cm, corolla yellow, fruits immature. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02736468

    Occurrence ID: 8cfd56d8-a73b-4334-95e3-5ad2dbab63d2

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Senna

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Marechal Thaumaturgo Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of Rio Juruá, Foz do Tejo, opposite confluence of Rio Tejo with Rio Juruá.

  • Coordinates

    -8.9706, -72.7142

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Infections/Infestations

  • Level 3 Use

    Antimalarial

  • Use Notes

    roots used to make a tea to treat malaria

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Beverage

  • Use Notes

    seeds roasted and ground and used to make a coffee substitute

SA
I CTfV
Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 10975	Caesalpiniaceae
Senna
Brazil. Acre. Marechal Thaumaturgo: Basin of Rio
Jurua, Foz do Tejo, opposite confluence of Rio Tejo with
Rio Jurua. Ca. 8°58’14.9"S, 72°42’51.5"W. Seasonally
flooded silty embankment with herbaceous vegetation.
Spindly shrub or coarse herb to 30cm, corolla yellow,
fruits immature.
D. C. Daly & L. Lohmann, M. C. C. Souza, I. Rivero, E.
O. Oliveira & J. E. S. Lima	07 May 2001
NY db
Supported by the W. Alton Jones Foundation
02736468