Chamaecrista absus

Chamaecrista absus
	Close-up of flowers
	Leaves and flowers
Scientific 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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]

Subtaxa[edit]

The following varieties are accepted:^[1]

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

References[edit]

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

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[POWO_54310-2-1] "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.

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