Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Caesalpiniaceae

Foodplants for Acherontia lachesis, Anabasis ochrodesma, Anthene seltuttus affinis, Aphrissa statira, Ascalapha odorata, Biston suppressaria, Calliteara horsfieldii, Catopsilia florella, C. pomona, C. pyranthe, C. pyranthe, C. scylla, Cigaritis victoriae, Coeliades libeon, Colias eurytheme, Cusiala raptaria, Deudorix antalus, Ectropis bhurmitra, Eurema alitha, E. arbela gratiosa, E. blanda, E. brigitta, E. hecabe, E. hecabe, E. hecabe, E. hecabe contubernalis, E. lisa, E. mexicana, E. nicippe, Gesta gesta, Lesmone formularis, Lymantria ganara, Olene mendosa, Orgyia postica, O. turbata, O. vetusta, Phalera raya, Phoebis agarithe, P. philea, P. sennae, Polyura pyrrhus, Proteides mercurius, Psamatodes abydata, P. abydata, Rhodogastria amasis, Stauropus alternus, Synargis mycone, Telchinia ventura, Theope publius?, Tortilia charadritis

I've some confusion between Cassia and Senna, beware!

• Cassia marilandica L. Wild Senna

  • Cassia marilandica; [GMBOT, 504]
• Cassia medsgeri Shafer Wild Senna

  • ?Cassia acuminata Moench

  • Cassia Medsgeri; [GMBOT, 505]
• Cassia tora L. 'Sirppikassia'

  • Cassia Tora; [GMBOT, 505]

  Foodplant for Catopsilia pomona pomona, C. pyranthe pyranthe, C. scylla cornelia, Eurema hecabe hobsoni

• Cassia obtusifolia L. 'Afrikankassia' Sicklepod

  • Cassia obtusifolia; [GMBOT, 505 (as syn. of C. tora)]

  Foodplant for Anabasis ochrodesma, Catopsilia scylla, C. scylla cornelia, Phoebis sennae

• Cassia occidentalis L.

  • Cassia occidentalis; [GMBOT, 505]

  Foodplant for Anatrachyntis badia, Catopsilia florella, C. pomona pomona, C. pyranthe pyranthe, Fundella pellucens, Saenura flava

• Cassia chamaecrista L. Partridge Pea

  • Cassia Chamaecrista; [GMBOT, 505]

  Foodplant for Stegasta basqueella

  • var. robusta Pollard

    • Cassia Chamaecrista var. robusta; [GMBOT, 505]
• Cassia depressa Pollard

  • Cassia depressa; [GMBOT, 505]
• Cassia nictitans L. 'Tuntokassia' Sensitive Partridgepea Wild Sensitive Plant

  • Cassia nictitans; [GMBOT, 505]

• Cassia artemisioides Gaud. Feathery cassia

  Foodplant for Jalmenus icilius

• Cassia fasciculata Showy partridgepea

• Cassia fistula L. India. See [maps] Cassia Pods

  Foodplant for Anabasis ochrodesma, Anthene lycaenoides, A. seltuttus, Candalides absimilis, Catopsilia pomona, C. pomona pomona, C. pyranthe?, C. pyranthe pyranthe, C. scylla, C. scylla cornelia, Charaxes castor flavifasciatus, Cydia tonosticha, Eurema smilax, E. smilax, Hypolycaena phorbas, Polyura pyrrhus sempronius, Zamarada baliata

• Cassia acutifolia Del. N.Africa, Egypt, East Tropical Africa. See [maps] Alexandrian Senna
• Cassia angustifolia Vahl Arabia - India. See [maps] Indian Senna

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