Easter cassia vs true senna

Senna pendula compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Easter cassia is Least Concern while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Easter cassia	true senna
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Fabales (マメ目)	Fabales (マメ目)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Senna	Senna
Species	Senna pendula	Senna alexandrina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Easter cassia

LC — Least Concern

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Easter cassia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Portugal), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, 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:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia