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Oneleaf Senna
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Legumes: pea and bean family

Oneleaf Senna

Senna uniflora (Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Names

EnglishOneleaf Senna
Dutch—
SpanishCacahuatillo
Chinese单花决明
Scientific nameSenna uniflora (Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

About this species

Senna uniflora, the oneleaf senna, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, and most of Brazil, and has been introduced to India, Mauritius, and Réunion. Although it is somewhat weedy and invasive, it is used to out-compete the pernicious weed Parthenium hysterophorus.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusSenna

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