| Senna gaudichaudii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Senna |
| Species: | S. gaudichaudii |
| Binomial name | |
| Senna gaudichaudii (Hook. & Arn.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby, 1982[1] |
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Senna gaudichaudii, known as Heuhiuhi in Hawaiian,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Queensland, Australia and the Pacific Islands.[3] It is a shrub, reaching a height of 0.5–4 m (1.6–13 ft). In Hawaii, heuhiuhi inhabits low shrublands, dry forests, coastal mesic forests and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 5–920 m (16–3,020 ft) on most main islands.[4]