EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: CASOC
• Preferred name: Senna occidentalis
• Authority: (Linnaeus) Link

Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone). A widespread weed,  to a limited extent used medicinally and as a substitute for coffee. Introduced in southern Mediterranean, Russian Far East, Western Asia (Arabia, Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (except Myanmar), Malesia, China, Korea, Africa (practically throughout, except Cape), Madagascar, USA (southern), New Guinea, Australia (except Victoria, Tasmania)

WSSA list of weeds in North America