Siamese cassia vs true senna

Senna siamea compared with Senna alexandrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Siamese cassia	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 siamea	Senna alexandrina

Evolutionary Relationship

Siamese cassia and true senna share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Senna.

Conservation Status

Siamese cassia

NE — Not Evaluated

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Siamese cassia	true senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Siamese cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (30 countries), Asia (9 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇹🇼 Taiwan