Argentine senna vs Casia amarilla

Senna corymbosa compared with Senna spectabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentine senna	Casia amarilla
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 corymbosa	Senna spectabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Argentine senna and Casia amarilla share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Senna.

Conservation Status

Argentine senna

LC — Least Concern

Casia amarilla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentine senna	Casia amarilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentine senna

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Botswana, South Africa), Asia (India, Iraq), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Casia amarilla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (India, Singapore, Thailand), Europe (Spain), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Argentine senna

The Argentine senna, Senna corymbosa, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Casia amarilla

The Casia Amarilla (Senna spectabilis) is a species in the genus Senna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

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