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Senna hirsuta  (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Hairy Senna, Shower Tree Senna, Sicklepod, Slimpod Glaberrima Senna, Stinking Cassia, Woolly Senna, Woolly Wild Sensitive Plant

Plants > Angiosperms > Fabaceae > ​​​Senna hirsuta

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: ​​Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Senna
Species: hirsuta


  • Common names: Hairy Senna, Shower Tree Senna, Sicklepod, Slimpod Glaberrima Senna, Stinking Cassia, Woolly Senna, Woolly Wild Sensitive Plant
  • Thai names: ดับพิษ dap phit (Nakhon Si Thammarat), โผงเผง phong pheng (Chiang Mai)
  • Chinese names: 毛荚决明 mao jia jue ming
  • Distribution: Native to southern USA, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and tropical and subtropical South America. Intoduced into other tropical areas.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Chom Thong), Mae Hong Son (Pai), Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Senna hirsuta from Thailand.
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Senna hirsuta, Nakhon Si Thammarat, December
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Senna hirsuta, Pai Mae Hong Son, November 2015
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Senna hirsuta, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, November 2016
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Senna hirsuta, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, November 2016

References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Flora of China 
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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