Candle Cassia
Senna alata
Also known as Candle Bush, Carrion Crow Bush, Candlesticks, Empress candle plant, Ringworm Cassia, Winged Senna
About Candle Cassia
Senna alata is an important medicinal tree, as well as an ornamental flowering plant in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It also known as emperor's candlesticks, candle bush, candelabra bush, Christmas candles, empress candle plant, ringworm shrub, Roman candle, or candletree. A remarkable species of Senna, it was sometimes separated in its own genus, Herpetica.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Senna alata
- Genus
- Senna
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Along riversides and margin of ponds and also planted in gardens
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- दादमुर्दन Dadmurdan, दादमारी Dadmari, पीताम्बर
- Bengali
- দাদমর্দন
- Tamil
- Seemaiagathi, சீமையகத்தி
- Telugu
- సీమ తంగేడు
- Kannada
- daddumardu, dahvala, dhavala gida
- Malayalam
- Simayakatti, Puzhukkadikonna, Malamthakara
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Candle Cassia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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