Senna atomaria (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Senna atomaria (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    T. S. Cochrane 11655 with Mark A. Wetter, Francisco J. Santana M. and Bruce F. Benz, 15 Mar 1989

  • Location

    Mexico. Jalisco. Sierra de Manantlan, slopes facing E toward Río Tuxcacuesco, 3.5 km (by air) W of Tuxcacuesco on rd. to Camichín, 8 km (by air) NE of Zenzontla, 18 km (by air) E of El Chante.

  • Habitat

    Arid foothills. Gorgeous extensive tract of dry tropical deciduous forest, w. Lysiloma tergeminum, Zizyphus mexicanus, etc.

  • Description

    Small tree, 4-5 m; petals orange-yellow, Las hojas crudas se calientan y ponen directamente sobre los dolores de la cabaza. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 554701

    Occurrence ID: a920d920-f4ea-4868-804e-88600e8de980

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Jalisco

  • Locality

    Sierra de Manantlan, slopes facing E toward Río Tuxcacuesco, 3.5 km (by air) W of Tuxcacuesco on rd. to Camichín, 8 km (by air) NE of Zenzontla, 18 km (by air) E of El Chante.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1050 m. (3445 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    19.7014, -104.016

  • Distribution

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MEXICO:	Edo.	de	Jalisco
Senna atomaria (L.) Irwin & Barneby
Det. F. J. Santana M.
Small tree, 4-5 m; petals orange-yellow.
Nom. vulg.:	’Vanilla."	Las hojas crudas
se calienten y se pone directamente sobre
los dolores de la cabeza.
Gorgeous extensive tract of dry tropical deci-
duous forest (bosque tropical caducifolio), w/
Lysiloma tergeminum (leading dominant) -Zizy-
phus mexicanus (2-dom.)-Conzattia multiflora
(3-dom.)-Senna atomaria (4-dom.)-Hintonia
standleyana (5-dom.), w/a sparse canopy layer
@ 8-10 m, an intermediate canopy layer @ 4-5 m,
& close-growing scrub layer @ 2^m. Assoc,
incl. Jacquinia aurantiaca, Alvaradoa amorph-
oides .Melochia tomentosa, & Paulllnia sp.
Arid foothills of the SIERRA DEMANANTLAN,
slopes generally facing E toward Rio Tuxca-
cuesco, 3^ km (by air) W of TUXCACUESCO on rd.
to Camichfn, 8km(by air) NE of Zenzontla, 18
km (by air) due E of El Chante (19q-2,05"N,
104 00'59"W).	Alt. 1050 m.
March 15, 1989	No. 11,655
Theodore S. Cochrane, Mark A. Wetter, Francisco
J. Santana M., and Bruce F. Benz
Field work supported by Laboratorio Natural Las Joyas» Univ. de
Guadalajara; E. K. and 0. N. Allen Herbarium Fund, Univ. of Wis-
consin; and the World Wildlife Fund.