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Fabaceae

False sicklepod

Senna multijuga (Rich.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Senna

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False sicklepod: Senna multijuga (False sicklepod) Flowers at Hana, Maui, Hawaii. November 04, 2009 #091104-9313 Image Use Policy
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
密叶决明, 密葉决明
English
False sicklepod

Synonyms

  • Cassia fulgens Wall.
  • Cassia multijuga Rich.
  • Chamaesenna multijuga (Rich.) Pittier
  • Peiranisia multijuga (Rich.) Britton & Rose
  • Peiranisia multijuga (Rich.) Britton & Rose

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

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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.