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Chamaecrista absus

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Species of plant in the family Fabaceae

Chamaecrista absus
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Leaves and flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Chamaecrista
Species: C. absus
Binomial name
Chamaecrista absus
(L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Synonyms
List
    • Cassia absus L.
    • Cassia absus var. meonandra H.S.Irwin & Barneby
    • Cassia acacalis Royle
    • Cassia babylonica Schrank
    • Cassia coccinea Wall.
    • Cassia exigua (Roxb.) Steud.
    • Cassia thonningii DC.
    • Cassia viscida Zoll. & Moritzi
    • Cassia viscosa Schumach. & Thonn.
    • Grimaldia absus (L.) Link
    • Grimaldia opifera Schrank
    • Senna absus (L.) Roxb.
    • Senna exigua Roxb.

Chamaecrista absus (syn. Cassia absus), the pig's senna or tropical sensitive pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, with a worldwide distribution in the tropics and subtropics. An annual herb reaching 60 cm (24 in), it is a common weed of cultivated and waste places, and its seeds are regularly harvested and sold for use in traditional medicine in Africa and Asia.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:

  • Chamaecrista absus var. absus – entire range
  • Chamaecrista absus var. meonandra (H.S.Irwin & Barneby) H.S.Irwin & Barneby - Arizona, Mexico, Honduras

References

  1. ^ "Chamaecrista absus (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. "Tropical Sensitive Pea". Flowers of India. 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022. Common name: ...Four-leaved senna, Black grain...
  3. Fern, Ken (20 July 2022). "Useful Tropical Plants Chamaecrista absus". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Chamaecrista absus
Cassia absus


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