Senna obtusifolia
TaxID: 346985
Basic Information
Senna obtusifolia
American sicklepod, Sicklepod
Senna obtusifolia, known by common names including Chinese senna, American sicklepod and sicklepod, is a plant in the genus Senna, sometimes separated in the monotypic genus Diallobus. It grows wild in North, Central, and South America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, and is considered a particularly problematic weed in many places. It has a long-standing history of confusion with Senna tora and that taxon in many sources actually refers to the present species. In the traditional medicine of Eastern Asia, the seeds are called ju m ng z in Chinese (simplified: ; traditional: Q ), gyeolmyeongja in Korean, and ketsumeishi in Japanese. The green leaves of the plant are fermented to produce a high-protein food product called kawal which is eaten by many people in Sudan as a meat substitute. Its leaves, seeds, and root are also used in folk medicine, primarily in Asia. It is believed to possess a laxative effect, as well as to be beneficial for the eyes. As a folk remedy, the seeds are often roasted, then boiled in water to produce sicklepod tea. The plant's seeds are a commercial source of cassia gum, a food additive usually used as a thickener and named for the Chinese Senna's former placement in the genus Cassia. Roasted and ground, the seeds have also been used as a substitute for coffee. In vitro cultures of S. obtusifolia such as hairy roots may be a source of valuable secondary metabolites with medical applications.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Streptophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales
Fabaceae
Senna
obtusifolia
Unclassified
Species
nan
d__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Fabales;f__Fabaceae;g__Senna;s__Senna obtusifolia
nan
Weeds
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (2 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | A1 list | 2018 |
| French Polynesia | Absent | — |
Distribution (106 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Present | — |
| Angola | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Burundi | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Benin | Present | — |
| Burkina Faso | Present | — |
| Bangladesh | Present | — |
| Belize | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (6 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRR7130744 | Leaf | - | - | 20445155 | China:Sichuan | |
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PRJNA454774 SRX4051740 SRP144670 weed The raw reads of Senna obtusifolia Leaf of Senna obtusifolia not collected {'age': 'not collected', 'tissue': 'Leaf', 'isolate': 'not collected', 'replicate': 'Co-leaf rep2-1', 'sample_type': 'tissue sample', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Sichuan', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'biomaterial_provider': 'Hai Liao'} |
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| SRR7130795 | Leaf | - | - | 30415130 | China:Sichuan | |
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PRJNA454774 SRX4051788 SRP144670 weed The raw reads of Senna obtusifolia Leaf of Senna obtusifolia not collected {'age': 'not collected', 'tissue': 'Leaf', 'isolate': 'not collected', 'replicate': 'Co-leaf rep3-2', 'sample_type': 'tissue sample', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Sichuan', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'biomaterial_provider': 'Hai Liao'} |
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| SRR7130794 | Leaf | - | - | 20445155 | China:Sichuan | |
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PRJNA454774 SRX4051789 SRP144670 weed The raw reads of Senna obtusifolia Leaf of Senna obtusifolia not collected {'age': 'not collected', 'tissue': 'Leaf', 'isolate': 'not collected', 'replicate': 'Co-leaf rep2-2', 'sample_type': 'tissue sample', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Sichuan', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'biomaterial_provider': 'Hai Liao'} |
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| ERR9784836 | - | - | - | 63711439 | - | |
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PRJEB53148 ERX9332088 ERP137928 general Illumina NovaSeq 6000 paired end sequencing; Transcriptome sequencing of divergent Fabales Transcriptome sequencing of divergent Fabales {'age': '46', 'ecotype': '92737', 'replicate': '1', 'broker name': 'ArrayExpress', 'external id': 'SAMEA14456177', 'sample name': 'E-MTAB-11756:Senna_obtusifolia_92737', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'E-MTAB-11756:Senna_obtusifolia_92737', 'organism part': 'shoot system', 'ena-last-update': '2023-07-01T00:20:05Z', 'scientific_name': 'Senna obtusifolia', 'ena-first-public': '2023-07-01T00:20:05Z', 'insdc center name': 'Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences', 'insdc last update': '2023-07-01T00:20:05Z', 'insdc center alias': 'Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences', 'insdc first public': '2023-07-01T00:20:05Z', 'developmental stage': 'sporophyte vegetative stage'} |
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| ERR9784837 | - | - | - | 68685865 | - | |
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PRJEB53148 ERX9332089 ERP137928 general Illumina NovaSeq 6000 paired end sequencing; Transcriptome sequencing of divergent Fabales Transcriptome sequencing of divergent Fabales {'age': '46', 'ecotype': '92737', 'replicate': '2', 'broker name': 'ArrayExpress', 'external id': 'SAMEA14456178', 'sample name': 'E-MTAB-11756:Senna_obtusifolia_92737_2', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'E-MTAB-11756:Senna_obtusifolia_92737_2', 'organism part': 'shoot system', 'ena-last-update': '2023-07-01T00:20:05Z', 'scientific_name': 'Senna obtusifolia', 'ena-first-public': '2023-07-01T00:20:05Z', 'insdc center name': 'Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences', 'insdc last update': '2023-07-01T00:20:05Z', 'insdc center alias': 'Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences', 'insdc first public': '2023-07-01T00:20:05Z', 'developmental stage': 'sporophyte vegetative stage'} |
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| ERR9784838 | - | - | - | 23819557 | - | |
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PRJEB53148 ERX9332090 ERP137928 general Illumina NovaSeq 6000 paired end sequencing; Transcriptome sequencing of divergent Fabales Transcriptome sequencing of divergent Fabales {'age': '46', 'ecotype': '92737', 'replicate': '3', 'broker name': 'ArrayExpress', 'external id': 'SAMEA14456179', 'sample name': 'E-MTAB-11756:Senna_obtusifolia_92737_3', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'E-MTAB-11756:Senna_obtusifolia_92737_3', 'organism part': 'shoot system', 'ena-last-update': '2023-07-01T00:20:05Z', 'scientific_name': 'Senna obtusifolia', 'ena-first-public': '2023-07-01T00:20:05Z', 'insdc center name': 'Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences', 'insdc last update': '2023-07-01T00:20:05Z', 'insdc center alias': 'Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences', 'insdc first public': '2023-07-01T00:20:05Z', 'developmental stage': 'sporophyte vegetative stage'} |
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DNA Barcodes (36 records)
View allData source: BOLD.
| Process ID | BIN | Marker | Length | Country | Date | Lat/Lon | Sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSA225-10 | - | rbcLa | 552 | South Africa | 2006-05-05 | -22.64667, 30.95917 | |
| TSA225-10 | - | matK | 765 | South Africa | 2006-05-05 | -22.64667, 30.95917 | |
| MXBZI501-10 | - | rbcLa | 552 | Mexico | 2001-09-03 | 15.859, -95.961 | |
| MXBTX231-10 | - | rbcLa | 519 | Mexico | 1984-03-12 | - | |
| MHPAD703-09 | - | rbcLa | 552 | Costa Rica | 2008-11-18 | 10.837, -85.621 | |
| MHPAD703-09 | - | matK | 772 | Costa Rica | 2008-11-18 | 10.837, -85.621 | |
| MHPAD703-09 | - | ITS2 | 354 | Costa Rica | 2008-11-18 | 10.837, -85.621 | |
| MHPAD702-09 | - | rbcLa | 528 | Costa Rica | 2008-11-18 | 10.837, -85.621 | |
| MHPAD702-09 | - | matK | 772 | Costa Rica | 2008-11-18 | 10.837, -85.621 | |
| MHPAD702-09 | - | ITS2 | 354 | Costa Rica | 2008-11-18 | 10.837, -85.621 |
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