Fabaceae

Retama prieta

Senna polyphylla (Jacq.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna

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Retama prieta: Desert Senna Senna polyphylla in Secunderabad , India . — Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Burmese: ကန္တာရငုပင်
Chinese: 多叶决明
English: Retama prieta

Synonyms

Cassia microphylla Sesse & Moc.
Cassia polyphylla Jacq.
Peiranisia polyphylla (Jacq.) Britton & Rose

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.