Fabaceae

Tropical sensitive pea

Chamaecrista absus (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Chamaecrista

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Tropical sensitive pea: Chamaecrista absus (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (syn. Cassia absus L.)- Jasmeejaz, Chaksu, chakushya, chimed- in Herbal Garden , in Rangareddy district of Andhra — Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 四叶山扁豆
dag: Bare kpandaa
English: Tropical sensitive pea
ff: Pidalli

Synonyms

Cassia absus Sesse & Moc.
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 foliolis L.
Cassia hispida Lancry
Cassia thonningii DC.
Cassia viscida Zoll. & Moritzi
Cassia viscosa Schumach. & Thonn.
Chamaecrista absus var. absus
Chamaecrista absus var. meonandra (H.S.Irwin & Barneby) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Grimaldia absus (L.) Link
Grimaldia absus (L.) Britton & Rose
Grimaldia opifera Schrank
Senna absus (L.) Roxb.
Senna exigua Roxb.
Senna quadrifolia Burm.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.