Senna ligustrina (L.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby (Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 409. 1982.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (exotic)[], ], Bahamas (native), North America (native: FL), Central America (native), South America (Native), Old World (cult. W. Africa),
Common Names: Brusca (Dominican Republic), Canéfice-bâtard (L. Antilles), Casse-savane (L. Antilles), Pis piante (Haiti), Pois plante (Haiti), Sen del país (Cuba), Séné-zombi (L. Antilles), Yerba hedionda (Cuba),
Synonyms: Cassia bahamensis Mill. (Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.), Cassia ligustrina L. (Sp. Pl. 378. 1753.), Cassia ligustrina L. var. eggersiana Urb. (Symb. Antill. 5: 360. 1908.), Cassia ligustrina L. var. jaegeriana Urb. (Symb. Antill. 5: 360. 1908.), Cassia turquinae (Britton & Rose) León (Contr. Ocas. Mus. Hist. Nat. Colegio "De La Salle" 9: 12. 1950.), Ditremexa confusa Britton (N. Amer. Fl. 23(5): 257. 1930.), Ditremexa ligustrina (L.) Britton & Rose ex Britton & P. Wilson (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 372. 1924.), Peiranisia bahamensis (Mill.) Britton & Rose (N. Amer. Fl. 23(4): 266. 1930.), Peiranisia turquinae Britton & Rose (N. Amer. Fl. 23(4): 267. 1930.), Senna ligustrina (L.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby var. turquinae (Britton & Rose) A. Barreto & Yakovlev (Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 75(9): 1294. 1990.),
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