Fabaceae

Christmasbush

Senna bicapsularis (L.) Roxb.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna

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Christmasbush (Senna bicapsularis) — FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Azerbaijani: Chamaefistula inflata, Isandrina arborescens, Isandrina emarginata
Cantonese: 雙莢決明
Chinese: 双荚决明, 腊肠子树, 腊肠仔树
English: Christmasbush, Christmas bush, Money bush, Rambling senna, Yellow candlebush
Portuguese: Canudo-de-pito, Chamaefistula inflata, Isandrina arborescens, Isandrina emarginata

Synonyms

Adipera bicapsularis (L.) Britton & Rose
Cassia berterii Colla
Cassia bicapsularis L.
Cassia laevigata sensu Prain, non Willd.
Cassia spiciflora Pittier
Cathartocarpus bicapsularis (L.) Ham.
Diallobus bicapsularis (L.) Raf.

Flowers

In flower: March to June, August, November to January (from 39 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: BreakdownDiode, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thibaud Aronson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: christinelesca, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Stef, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fan Wen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Haji seshambi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Fan Wen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brunocsn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.