''Chamaecrista absus'' (syn. ''Cassia absus''), the pig's senna or tropical sensitive pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, with a worldwide distribution in the tropics and subtropics. An annual herb reaching , it is a common weed of cultivated and waste places, and its seeds are regularly harvested and sold for use in traditional medicine in Africa and Asia.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted: *''Chamaecrista absus'' var. ''absus'' – entire range *''Chamaecrista absus'' var. ''meonandra'' - Arizona, Mexico, Honduras

References

absus Flora of Cape Verde Flora of West Tropical Africa Flora of West-Central Tropical Africa Flora of Northeast Tropical Africa Flora of East Tropical Africa Flora of South Tropical Africa Flora of Namibia Flora of the Northern Provinces Flora of Swaziland Flora of Yemen Flora of Iran Flora of the Indian subcontinent Flora of Indo-China Flora of Hainan Flora of Western Australia Flora of the Northern Territory Flora of Queensland Flora of Arizona Flora of Mexico Flora of Guatemala Flora of Honduras Flora of Jamaica Flora of the Netherlands Antilles Flora of Aruba Flora of the Windward Islands Flora of Venezuela Flora of western South America Flora of North Brazil Flora of Northeast Brazil Flora of West-Central Brazil Flora of Paraguay Plants described in 1982 {{Caesalpinioideae-stub