Common name
English: Chinese Senna, Foetid Cassia, Java Bean
Mandarin: 决明 (jue ming)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2598)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2495)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2110)
Order: Fabales (237)
Family: Fabaceae (237)(family description)
Genus: Senna (6)
Epithet: tora (L.) Roxb. (1)
Synonyms: Cassia borneensis Miq., Cassia gallinaria Collad., Cassia numilis Collad., Cassia tora L., Emelista tora Britton & Rose
borneensis => from or of Borneo
tora => indicates tropical origin
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Senna tora at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [361] Senna tora - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [691] Senna tora - Plants For A Future database
- [1235] Senna - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
- [1551] Senna tora - Flora of China @ efloras.org