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Senna occidentalis
Coffee Senna
As recorded: Cassia occidentalis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Soakai, E.
- Collector number
- 488
- Date
- March 4, 1959
- Island
- Atata Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 4, 1959, Soakai, E. also collected 7 other specimens.
Senna occidentalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. 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 769929. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956542995. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/769929.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956542995 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
