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Reticulate senna
Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Legumes: pea and bean family

Reticulate senna

Senna reticulata (Willd.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishReticulate senna
DutchSlabriki
SpanishTarantán
Chinese—
Scientific nameSenna reticulata (Willd.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

About this species

Senna reticulata, the mangerioba grande or maria mole in Portuguese, is a pioneer tree species found on highly fertile floodplains in South America. It has some medicinal uses, but is regarded by farmers as a noxious weed, named matapasto (meadow killer) due to its ability to grow fast and outshade neighbouring plants.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusSenna

In Suriname

45Records in Suriname
17iNaturalist observations
1838First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo16
  • Sipaliwini15
  • Brokopondo1
  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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