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Fabaceae

Gaudichaud's senna

Senna gaudichaudii (Hook. & Arn.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Senna

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Gaudichaud's senna: Senna gaudichaudii (habit). Location: Maui, Wailea 670
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Gaudichaud's senna

Synonyms

  • Cassia deplanchei Benth.
  • Cassia gaudichaudii Hook. & Arn.
  • Cassia glanduligera H.St.John
  • Cassia horsfieldii Miq.
  • Cassia retusa Sol. ex Vogel
  • Cassia retusa var. dietrichiae Domin
  • Cassia retusa var. glabrata Domin
  • Cassia retusa var. typica Domin
  • Psilorhegma gaudichaudii (Hook. & Arn.) O.Deg.
  • Senna glanduligera (H.St.John) A.C.Sm.
  • Senna surattensis subsp. retusa (Sol. ex Vogel) Randell

Flowers

Flower colour
white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.