''Senna multijuga'', the November shower or false sicklepod, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Fabaceae.
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.
A fast-growing tree typically tall, it is planted in restoration projects, as an ornamental, and as a
street tree
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, being especially useful under power lines.
Subtaxa
The following subtaxa are accepted:
*''Senna multijuga'' subsp. ''doylei'' – southwestern Mexico
*''Senna multijuga'' subsp. ''lindleyana'' – Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil
*''Senna multijuga'' subsp. ''multijuga'' – entire range, introduced to Old World Tropics
*''Senna multijuga'' var. ''peregrinatrix'' – Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil
*''Senna multijuga'' var. ''verrucosa'' – eastern Brazil
References
multijuga
Ornamental trees
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Honduras
Flora of Panama
Flora of western South America
Flora of northern South America
Flora of Brazil
Plants described in 1982
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