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Senna caudata

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ5224242 ↗
Source-derived summary

Senna caudata is a flowering plant species in the legume family (Fabaceae). This plant is found only in Costa Rica and Panama.

References

Groom, A. (2012). "Senna caudata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T32662A20140206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T32662A20140206.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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The public source identifies “Senna caudata” as species of plant. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Senna, caudata and species.

Editorial reviewUseful for establishing the present vocabulary of the subject while preserving a route back to the evidence on which that vocabulary rests. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2012, 2021—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Senna, caudata and species providing the first useful test.
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Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5224242. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2012 and 2021.

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This entry incorporates text from “Senna caudata” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.