Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 376 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in India." [Given by de Wit, Webbia 11 (1956) 235–237 as "Linnaeus Herb. 528.10 (holotype in LINN)."].

Roxburgh, W. (1832), Flora Indica; or descriptions of Indian Plants, by the late William Roxburgh 2: 342 [basionym]

basionym of: Senna bicapsularis (L.) Roxb. legitimate

Bentham, G. (1871), Revision of the genus Cassia. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 27(4): 525 [secondary reference]

White, C.T. (1919), Queensland Agricultural Journal Series 2 12: 306 [secondary reference]

Lord, E.E. (1948), Shrubs and trees for Australian gardens: 256 [secondary reference]

Webb, L.J. (1948), Guide to the medicinal and poisonous plants of Queensland. Bulletin (CSIRO) 232: 79 [secondary reference]

Wit, H.C.D. de (1955), The Genus Cassia in Malaysia. Webbia; raccolta di scritti botanici 11: 235-237 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Linnaeus Herb. 528/10

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 232 [secondary reference]

Symon, D.E. (December 1966), A revision of the genus Cassia L. Caesalpiniaceae in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 90: 85 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cassia coluteoides Collad. legitimate

Rodd, A.N. in Recher, H.F. & Clark, S.S. (ed.) (1974), Environmental Survey of Lord Howe Island: 23 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 95 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Cassia coluteoides Collad. legitimate

Randell, B.R. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Senna. Flora of New South Wales 2: 319 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Senna pendula var. glabrata (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 171 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Senna pendula var. glabrata (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby legitimate by Rodd, A.N. in Recher, H.F. & Clark, S.S. (ed.) (1974), Environmental Survey of Lord Howe Island: 23

Randell, B.R. & Barlow, B.A. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Senna. Flora of Australia 12: 137 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Senna corymbosa (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby legitimate by Lord, E.E. (1948), Shrubs and trees for Australian gardens: 256

Randell, B.R. & Barlow, B.A. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Senna. Flora of Australia 12: 134 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Senna pendula var. glabrata (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby legitimate by Bentham, G. (1871), Revision of the genus Cassia. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 27(4): 525

Wiecek, B. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Senna. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 373 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Senna pendula var. glabrata (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Senna pendula var. glabrata (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby legitimate by Bentham, G. (1871), Revision of the genus Cassia. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 27(4): 525

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Senna pendula var. glabrata (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby legitimate by Rodd, A.N. in Recher, H.F. & Clark, S.S. (ed.) (1974), Environmental Survey of Lord Howe Island: 23

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Senna corymbosa (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby legitimate by Lord, E.E. (1948), Shrubs and trees for Australian gardens: 256

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