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occidentalis
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Published In:
Handbuch zur Erkennung der nutzbarsten und am häufigsten vorkommenden Gewächse 2: 140. 1829. (
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(Last Modified On 11/2/2016)
Acceptance :
Accepted
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(Last Modified On 6/15/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Annual, Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous, Shrub
Human edible:
Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Details: Economic use:
Seeds used by Kiowa to make a beverage (Moerman 1998). Seeds used in China to make a tea substitute (Hu, 2005 [as Cassia occidentalis]). Young leaves and fruits eaten (Badhwar 2011).
TOXICITY: Toxicity:
Animal, Animal - lab
Toxic parts:
Forage with seeds, Leaves, Seeds
Details: Toxicity:
Among the species of Senna most frequently reported to cause toxicity in grazing animals; experimental feeding of seeds causes myopathy in a variety of animals (Burrows & Tyrl 2001, Wagstaff 2008).
References:
Moerman, D. E. 1998. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press, Portland.
Roskov, J. L. Zarucchi, F.A. Bisby & Novoselova. (eds.) 2014. ILDIS World Database of Legumes (version 12, May 2014).
Burrows & R. J. Tyrl. 2001. Toxic Plants N. Amer. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA.
Wagstaff. 2008. Int. Poisonous Pl. Checkl. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Hu, S. Y. 2005. Food Plants of China Chinese University Press, Hong Kong.
Badhwar, R. L. & Fernandez. 2011. Edible Wild Plants of the Himalayas Daya Publishing House, Delhi.
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