Senna spectabilis var. excelsa (Schrad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Authors

    Howard S. Irwin, Rupert C. Barneby

  • Authority

    Irwin, Howard S. & Barneby, Rupert C. 1982. The American Cassiinae. A synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtrib Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35, part 2: 455-918.

  • Family

    Caesalpiniaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Senna spectabilis var. excelsa (Schrad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Type

    Holotypus not found; isotypus (fragm + drawing), misit Schrader anno 1825, G-DC! = F Neg. 7010.

  • Synonyms

    Cassia excelsa Schrad., Cassia fastigiata Nees, Cassia fastigiata Vahl

  • Description

    Variety Description - Shrubby and weakly arborescent, seldom above 7 m; major lvs 1.7-3.2 dm, the petiole including rachis 11-36 mm, the rachis (10-)12-26 cm; lfts (12-) 13-19(-20) pairs, the largest (2.6-)3-5.5 x (1-) 1.1-2(-2.4) cm, in outline as given in key; outermost sepal 3-4.5 mm, innermost (5.5-)6-9(-10) x 5-8 mm; isomorphic petals 18-36 mm; heteromorphic petal 29-38.5 mm.—Collections: 47. [Key: "Largest lfts of fully expanded lvs (2.6-)3-5.5 x ±1-2 cm, in outline oblong-elliptic, elliptic or ovate, obtuse mucronulate; longest interfoliolar segments of rachis mostly 10-17 mm; e. Brazil (Piaui to Rio Grande do Norte, s.-e. Bahia, n.-centr. Minas Gerais and e.-centr. Goias)."]

    Distribution and Ecology - Cerrado and caatinga, in s.-e. Bahia entering dense mata de cipo and wet coastal forest, surviving and flourishing in disturbed woodland, cocoa plantations and pasture thickets, sometimes planted as a living fence or as a dooryard ornamental shade-tree, widespread between ±350-900(-1100) m in interior e. tropical Brazil from Ceara to Rio Grande do Norte (there coming out near sea level to stabilized coastal dunes) s. to s.-e. Bahia, n.-centr. Minas Gerais, and the Sao Francisco-Tocantins divide in e.-centr. Goias; planted in Belem, Para (Museu Goeldi) and in coastal Ecuador (Manabi), to be expected elsewhere.—Fl. primarily I-V, occasional through the year.

  • Common Names

    Canafistola, canafistola do boi, canafista

  • Distribution

    Bahia Brazil South America| Ceará Brazil South America| Rio Grande do Norte Brazil South America| Minas Gerais Brazil South America| Goiás Brazil South America| Pará Brazil South America| Manabí Ecuador South America|