Common products:
Senna italica is cultivated as an ornamental shrub for garden and landscape use. The RHS Plant Finder lists it as a hardy, drought‑tolerant plant suitable for sunny borders, xeriscapes, and Mediterranean‑style planting schemes. Its bright, sulphur‑yellow flowers appear from summer to early autumn and provide seasonal colour; the species is sold by nurseries in the United Kingdom and other temperate regions for ornamental purposes.

Industrial and craft applications:
The plant is employed as a research organism in legume biology. Controlled greenhouse and field trials have demonstrated its ability to form nitrogen‑fixing root nodules with compatible rhizobia, making it a useful model for studying symbiotic nitrogen fixation and related physiological traits. Its relatively small size, rapid growth under Mediterranean conditions, and responsiveness to inoculation facilitate experimental work on nodulation efficiency and plant‑microbe interactions.

Properties relevant to use:
The shrub’s relevance to ornamental cultivation derives from its xerophytic morphology—compact, finely divided foliage and a deep taproot that confer drought tolerance and reduce irrigation needs. Nitrogen‑fixation capability is supported by its nodulation anatomy and the presence of functional nitrogenase activity, as documented in peer‑reviewed studies of the species. The attractive inflorescence, comprising numerous yellow petals, is the primary ornamental trait exploited in horticultural markets.

Sustainability and sourcing:
In horticulture, S. italica is propagated by seed or vegetative cuttings and grown on a small commercial scale for garden centres. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the species as Least Concern, indicating a stable wild population across its native Mediterranean range. Cultivation is generally low‑input, requiring minimal irrigation once established, which aligns with sustainable landscaping practices aimed at water conservation.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Cassia italica	(Mill.) F.W.Andrews
Cassia italica subsp. italica	(Mill.) Spreng.
Cassia ligustrina	Mill.	Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 12. 1768 [16 Apr 1768]
Cassia obtusa	Roxb.	Hort. Bengal. [31]; Wight, Ic. t. 757.
Cassia italica	(Mill.) Spreng.	Bot. Gart. Halle: 21 (1800)
Cassia obovata	Collad.	Hist. Nat. Méd. Casses : 92 (1816)
Senna obovata	Link	Handbuch 2: 140 (1854)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	port royal senna
English	italian senna
English	cassia obovata
Azerbaijani	tərs yumurtаvаri sənа
Finnish	italiansenna
Hausa	filasko
ht	sene
Quechua	anchurapa
Quechua	urqu mutuyllu
Quechua	urqu mut'uy
Quechua	cassia italica
Quechua	cassia obovata
Vietnamese	cassia italica
Chinese	意大利决明

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Senna italica subsp. arachoides	(Burch.) Lock	Kew Bull.43: 339 (1988)
Senna italica subsp. italica	Mill.	Unknown
Senna italica subsp. micrantha	(Brenan) Lock	Kew Bull.43: 339 (1988)

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Introduced

- Native

Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Macaronesia
  - Cape Verde
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Djibouti
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Socotra
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Egypt
  - Libya
  - Morocco
  - Western Sahara
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Mozambique
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Cape Provinces
  - Free State
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Namibia
  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Burkina
  - Gambia
  - Mali
  - Mauritania
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States
  - Oman
  - Saudi Arabia
  - Yemen
- Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus
- Middle Asia
  - Uzbekistan
- Western Asia
  - Iran
  - Iraq
  - Lebanon-Syria
  - Palestine
  - Sinai

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - India
  - Pakistan
  - West Himalaya
- Indo-China
  - Myanmar

Northern America click to expand
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Maryland

Southern America click to expand
- Caribbean
  - Aruba
  - Dominican Republic
  - Haiti
  - Jamaica
  - Leeward Islands
  - Netherlands Antilles
  - Puerto Rico
  - Venezuelan Antilles
  - Windward Islands
- Northern South America
  - Venezuela
- Western South America
  - Colombia

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000164042
UNII	TM1BE1NEX4
USDA Plants	SEIT2
Tropicos	13032850
INPN	630643
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:518341-1
The Plant List	ild-1046
Open Tree Of Life	808756
Observations.org	198961
NCBI Taxonomy	346974
Nature Serve	2.135477
IPNI	518341-1
iNaturalist	168841
GBIF	2957095
Freebase	/m/0gyvp20
EPPO	CASIT
EOL	704197
Elurikkus	341267
USDA GRIN	100068
Wikipedia	Senna_italica

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Ecological aspects and relationships of the emblematic Vachellia spp. exposed to anthropic pressures and parasitism in natural hyper-arid ecosystems: ethnobotanical elements, morphology, and biological nitrogen fixation

Vincent B, Bourillon J, Gotty K, Boukcim H, Selosse MA, Cambou A, Damasio C, Voisin M, Boivin S, Figura T, Nespoulous J, Galiana A, Maurice K, Ducousso M

Planta

25-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11045644
doi:	10.1007/s00425-024-04407-0
PMID:	38662123

An in vitro study to elucidate the effects of product Nkabinde on immune response in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy donors

Setlhare B, Letsoalo M, Nkabinde SA, Nkabinde M, Mzobe G, Mtshali A, Parveen S, Ngcobo S, Invernizzi L, Maharaj V, Ngcobo M, Gqaleni N

Front Pharmacol

12-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10963514
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2024.1308913
PMID:	38533263

Phytochemical analysis and anthelmintic activity of Combretum mucronatum leaf extract against infective larvae of soil-transmitted helminths including ruminant gastrointestinal nematodes

Belga FN, Waindok P, Raulf MK, Jato J, Orman E, Rehbein S, Spiegler V, Liebau E, Hensel A, Ndjonka D, Strube C

Parasit Vectors

01-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10905826
doi:	10.1186/s13071-024-06194-9
PMID:	38429804

Genome-wide identification, stress- and hormone-responsive expression characteristics, and regulatory pattern analysis of Scutellaria baicalensis SbSPLs

Wu JW, Zhao ZY, Hu RC, Huang YF

Plant Mol Biol

16-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10873456
doi:	10.1007/s11103-023-01410-z
PMID:	38363403

Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants in Melit area (North Darfur), Western Sudan

Muhakr MA, Ahmed IM, El hassan GO, Yagi S

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

03-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10765873
doi:	10.1186/s13002-023-00646-9
PMID:	38172804

Diversity, Distribution, and applications of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the Arabian Peninsula

Alrajhi K, Bibi S, Abu-Dieyeh M

Saudi J Biol Sci

25-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10805673
doi:	10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103911
PMID:	38268781

Isolation and evaluation of Qatari soil rhizobacteria for antagonistic potential against phytopathogens and growth promotion in tomato plants

BiBi A, Bibi S, Al-Ghouti MA, Abu-Dieyeh MH

Sci Rep

12-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10716397
doi:	10.1038/s41598-023-49304-w
PMID:	38086854

Indigenous knowledge and use of medicinal plants for ethnoveterinary within the North West Province, South Africa

Ndou RV, Materechera SA, Mwanza M, Otang-Mbeng W, Ijane MF

Front Vet Sci

22-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10703488
doi:	10.3389/fvets.2023.1273562
PMID:	38076569

The First AAU International Conference on Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

N/A

BMC Proc

05-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10552187
doi:	10.1186/s12919-023-00276-9
PMID:	37794446

Implementation of machine learning in DNA barcoding for determining the plant family taxonomy

Riza LS, Zain MI, Izzuddin A, Prasetyo Y, Hidayat T, Abu Samah KA

Heliyon

21-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10520734
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20161
PMID:	37767518

Biological Activity and Metabolomics of Griffonia simplicifolia Seeds Extracted with Different Methodologies

Mannino G, Serio G, Gaglio R, Maffei ME, Settanni L, Di Stefano V, Gentile C

Antioxidants (Basel)

01-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10525635
doi:	10.3390/antiox12091709
PMID:	37760012

The Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as Microbial Biostimulant, Sustainable Approaches in Modern Agriculture

Sun W, Shahrajabian MH

Plants (Basel)

29-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10490045
doi:	10.3390/plants12173101
PMID:	37687348

Antibacterial Activity of Eight Medicinal Plants from the Traditional Pharmacopoeia of Niger

Abdoulahi MI, Yanick Kevin MD, Lauve Rachel TY, Habibou HH, Sahabi B, Abdelkader AS, Boyom FF, Tidjani IA

J Trop Med

24-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10390259
doi:	10.1155/2023/6120255
PMID:	37529122

Antiarthritic potential of the butanol fraction of Sesuvium sesuvioides: An in vitro, in vivo, and in silico evaluation

Sajid-ur-Rehman M, Ishtiaq S, Aati HY, Sherif AE, Abbas Khan M, Hussain M, Sohaib Khan M, Ahmed M, Naseem MJ, Khan KU

Front Pharmacol

26-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10250616
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2023.1136459
PMID:	37305547

Structures, Sources, Identification/Quantification Methods, Health Benefits, Bioaccessibility, and Products of Isorhamnetin Glycosides as Phytonutrients

Wang H, Chen L, Yang B, Du J, Chen L, Li Y, Guo F

Nutrients

18-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10143801
doi:	10.3390/nu15081947
PMID:	37111165

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Anthracenes
10-(4,5-dihydroxy-2-methyl-10-oxo-9H-anthracen-9-yl)-1,8-dihydroxy-2-methoxy-6-methyl-10H-anthracen-9-one	100956484	Click to see	508.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/ILCPA.14.146
10-(4,5-dihydroxy-2-methyl-10-oxo-9H-anthracen-9-yl)-1,8-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methyl-10H-anthracen-9-one	15698944	Click to see	508.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/ILCPA.14.146
10-(4,5-dihydroxy-2-methyl-10-oxo-9H-anthracen-9-yl)-1,8-dihydroxy-3-methyl-10H-anthracen-9-one	438692	Click to see	478.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/ILCPA.14.146
> Benzenoids / Anthracenes / Anthraquinones
Physcion	10639	Click to see	284.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/ILCPA.14.146
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Diphenylmethanes
2-Tert-butyl-6-[(3-tert-butyl-2-hydroxy-4-methylphenyl)methyl]-3-methylphenol	518464	Click to see	340.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/ILCPA.14.146
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Phenylpropanes
2,6-Di-sec-butylphenol	21685	Click to see	206.32	unknown	https://doi.org/10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/ILCPA.14.146
> Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes
Tetratriacontane	26519	Click to see	478.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/ILCPA.14.146
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Alpha-Amyrin	73170	Click to see	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89812-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89812-X
Stigmast-5-en-3-ol	22012	Click to see	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89812-X
Stigmasterol	5280794	Click to see	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89812-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
Apigenin	5280443	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O	270.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80400-9
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Kaempferol	5280863	Click to see	286.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80400-9
Quercetin	5280343	Click to see	302.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80400-9
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
Kaempferol-3-O-Rutinoside	5318767	Click to see	594.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80400-9
Rutin	5280805	Click to see	610.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80400-9
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-4-oxo-4H-1-benzopyran-7-yl hexopyranoside	5381351	Click to see	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80400-9
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-7-[(2S,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	44259225	Click to see	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80400-9
Apigenin 7-O-glucoside	5280704	Click to see	432.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80400-9
kaempferol 7-O-glucoside	10095180	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O	448.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80400-9
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Coumestans
1,3-Dihydroxy-8,9-dimethoxy-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromen-6-one	11602329	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C3=C(O2)C4=C(C=C(C=C4OC3=O)O)O)OC	328.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/ILCPA.14.146

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Senna italica

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Details Top

Ethnobotanical Use Top

General Uses Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Links to other databases Top

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

Scientific Literature Top

Phytochemical Profile Top

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