Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Fabales Bromhead
Family
Leguminosae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Senna Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 4, 3, (1754)
Vernacular Name(s):
Senna
 Description

Herbs, shrubs or trees, not armed. Lvs paripinnate or reduced to phyllodes; petiolar glands often present; stipules various. Infl. axillary, racemose or paniculate; bracts and bracteoles various. Calyx with a very short tube and 5, often unequal, segments imbricate in bud. Corolla usually yellow, rarely white; petals subequal. Stamens free, 10 and all fertile, or some reduced to staminodes, or 5 and fertile; anthers uniform or a few larger, basifixed, opening by the apex. Style curved; stigma terminal. Pod various, compressed or terete, 1–2-valved, or indehiscent.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Senna Mill.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised2
Exotic: Casual5
Total7
 Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Miller, P. 1754: The Gardeners Dictionary. Vol. 3. Edition 4. London.