Glossy shower vs true senna

Senna surattensis compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Glossy shower is Least Concern while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Glossy shower	true senna
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Senna	Senna
Species	Senna surattensis	Senna alexandrina

Evolutionary Relationship

Glossy shower and true senna share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Senna.

Conservation Status

Glossy shower

LC — Least Concern

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Glossy shower	true senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Glossy shower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Colombia).

true senna

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇹🇼 Taiwan