Senna multijuga

Senna multijuga, the November shower or false sicklepod, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[3] It is native to wet tropical areas of Latin America, and widely introduced to other tropical locales such as Africa, India, Indonesia, China, Australia, and Hawaii.[2][4] A fast-growing tree typically 10 m (33 ft) tall, it is planted in restoration projects, as an ornamental, and as a street tree, being especially useful under power lines.[5]

Senna multijuga
In Hawaii
Flowers and leaves
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Senna
Species:
S. multijuga
Binomial name
Senna multijuga
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Cassia ampliflora Steud.
    • Cassia calliantha G.Mey.
    • Cassia centijuga Wawra
    • Cassia doylei (Britton & Rose) Lundell
    • Cassia lindleyana Gardner
    • Cassia magnifica Mart.
    • Cassia multiflora Scheele
    • Cassia multijuga Rich.
    • Cassia multijuga var. lindleyana (Gardner) Benth.
    • Cassia richardiana Kunth
    • Cassia scabrella Hoffmanns.
    • Cassia selloi G.Don
    • Cassia semifalcata Vell.
    • Cassia verrucosa Vogel
    • Chamaesenna multijuga (Rich.) Pittier
    • Peiranisia aristulata Britton & Killip
    • Peiranisia doylei Britton & Rose
    • Peiranisia multijuga (Rich.) Britton & Rose

Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted:[2]

  • Senna multijuga subsp. doylei (Britton & Rose) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – southwestern Mexico
  • Senna multijuga subsp. lindleyana (Gardner) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil
  • Senna multijuga subsp. multijuga – entire range, introduced to Old World Tropics
  • Senna multijuga var. peregrinatrix H.S.Irwin & Barneby – Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil
  • Senna multijuga var. verrucosa (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – eastern Brazil

References
  1. Machuca Machuca, K.; Martínez Salas, E.; Samain, M.-S. (2022). "Hormiguerillo Senna multijuga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T62527A200815987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T62527A200815987.en. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. "Senna multijuga (Rich.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. Datiles, M. J.; Acevedo-Rodrígue, P. (2022). "Senna multijuga (November shower)". CABI Compendium. doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.49589. Preferred Common Name; November shower ... Common Names; false sicklepod, golden shower
  4. Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.
  5. Fern, Ken (20 July 2022). "Useful Tropical Plants – Senna multijuga (Rich.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby Fabaceae". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 2 February 2023.


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