Fabaceae
Shoofly
Biancaea decapetala
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Biancaea
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Common names
By language (8)
- Afrikaans
- Mauritiusdoring
- Chinese
- 云实, 雲實, 多毛叶云实, 云实根, 云实蛀虫, 倒挂牛, 四时青, 天豆
- English
- Shoofly, Medicinal plant
- Hindi
- सीसालपिनिया डिकापेटाला
- Japanese
- 蛇穴茨, 蛇結茨, ジャケツイバラ
- Kannada
- ಕ್ಯಾಸಲ್ಪಿನಿಯಾ ಡಿಕಪೆಟಲಾ, ಔಷಧೀಯ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳು
- Kinyarwanda
- Umufatangwe
- Nepali
- करञ्ज
Synonyms
- Biancaea ferox (Hassk.) Tod.
- Biancaea scandens Tod.
- Biancaea sepiaria (Roxb.) Tod.
- Caesalpinia benguetensis Elmer
- Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston
- Caesalpinia decapetala var. decapetala
- Caesalpinia decapetala var. japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) H.Ohashi
- Caesalpinia decapetala var. japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Isely
- Caesalpinia decapetala var. pubescens (Tang & F.T.Wang ex C.W.Chang) X.Y.Zhu
- Caesalpinia ferox Hassk.
- Caesalpinia horrida A.Rich.
- Caesalpinia japonica Siebold & Zucc.
- Caesalpinia sepiaria Roxb.
- Caesalpinia sepiaria var. auricoma Trimen
- Caesalpinia sepiaria var. japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Gagnep.
- Caesalpinia sepiaria var. japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Hand.-Mazz.
- Caesalpinia sepiaria var. japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino
- Caesalpinia sepiaria var. pubescens Tang & F.T.Wang ex C.W.Chang
- Mezoneuron benguetense (Elmer) Elmer
- Mezoneurum benguetense (Elmer) Elmer
- Mezonevron benguetense (Elmer) Elmer
- Reichardia decapetala Roth
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.