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

Retama prieta (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Senna

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry to moist forests, usually in places where competition is minimal such as dry, very rocky, excessively drained, overgrazed, and sites subject to occasional fires; at elevations from sea level to 300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Senna polyphylla unspecified picture

Distribution

Senna polyphylla world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Guyana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Suriname, Seychelles, Tanzania, United Republic of, and United States of America

Conservation status

Senna polyphylla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:234621-2
WFO ID wfo-0000164521
COL ID 4WPCT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630646
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Synonyms

Cassia polyphylla Cassia microphylla Peiranisia polyphylla Senna polyphylla

Lower taxons

Senna polyphylla var. polyphylla