Senna occidentalis

Coffee Senna

As recorded: Senna occidentalis (L.) Link

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24427
Date: May 23, 1946
Locality: Moen Island, saddle between Sauk Peninsula and main part of island
Island: Weno Island
Region: Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

189 Bishop specimens of Senna occidentalis · collected 1864–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 23, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 23 other specimens.

Senna occidentalis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,512 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

FF4V+8W4, Dutsin-Ma 821101, Katsina, Nigeria

(c) Aliyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Nacharam, Industrial Development Area, Nacharam, Secunderabad, Telangana 500076, India

(c) Raja Sekhar Chimirala, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-22

Ummedganj Talab Pakshi Vihar

(c) Priyanka Suman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

US-231 S, Troy, AL, US

(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

26/10A, Ammapet, Salem, Tamil Nadu 636015, India

(c) Elavarasan M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Street no 13, Dayanand Nagar, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh 247776, India

(c) Rajesh Kumar Yadav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Senna occidentalis. BISH 153635. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956179647. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/153635.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956179647 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026