Glandular senna vs Bentamaré

Senna multiglandulosa compared with Senna occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Glandular senna	Bentamaré
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 multiglandulosa	Senna occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Glandular senna and Bentamaré share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Senna.

Conservation Status

Glandular senna

LC — Least Concern

Bentamaré

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Glandular senna	Bentamaré
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Glandular senna

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Spain), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

Bentamaré

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇮🇳 India 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States