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Senna alata
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Caesalpinioideae)
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Citation: Senna alata (L.) Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 349. 1832; V. Singh, Monogr. Indian Subtribe Cassiinae 99. 2001.
Cassia alata L., Sp. Pl. 378. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 264. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 404(286). 1919; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 96. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 162. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 143. 1989; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 143. 1985; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 14. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 164. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 117. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 232. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 121. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 197. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 253. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chakrathakara, Elakayam, Malamthakara, Puzhukkadikonna, Puzhukkadithakara, Seema-agathi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Candle Bush, Carrion Crow Bush, Candlesticks, Empress candle plant, Ringworm Cassia, Winged Senna
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Description:
Erect shrubs to 4 m tall. Leaves 28-60 cm long; leaflets 6-12 pairs, 4-13 x 2-6 cm, oblong to obovate-oblong, apex rounded, base rounded to subcordate; stipules 1-2 cm long, deltoid, base auriculate, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, many-flowered spicate raceme, 40-60 cm long. Flowers yellow; pedicels 4-8 mm long; bracts petaloid, yellow, 1-2 cm long, ovate-elliptic, subacute. Sepals 1-1.5 cm long, yellow. Petals yellow, 1.5-2 cm long, obovate. Stamens 10, anthers 2 large, 5 medium-sized, and 3 small. Pods 9-14 x 1.5-2 cm, linear, 4-winged, septate, dehiscen; seeds many, 5-7 x 4-5 mm, rhomboid, compressed, dark brown.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-January
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Along riversides and margins of ponds
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Koruthode, Tiruvalla, Chengalayi, Nedumudy, Nedumkayam, Vandalodu
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