Senna bacillaris (L. f.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby var. bacillaris (Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 111. 1982.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, the Grenadines, Martinique, Monserrat, St. Kitts, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Puerto Rico (exotic)[], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( Tortola, ) ], North America (exotic, FL), Central America (exotic), South America (native),
Common Names: Canéfice (L. Antilles), Casse-hallier (L. Antilles), Casse-savane (L. Antilles), Christmas blossom (L. Antilles), Christmas bush (L. Antilles), Sou-marqué (L. Antilles),
Synonyms: Cassia bacillaris L. f. (Suppl. Pl. 231. 1782 ["1781"].), Chamaefistula bacillaris (L. f.) G. Don (Gen. Hist. 2: 451. 1832.),
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