View source for Senna alata

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'''Candle Bush''' ('''''Senna alata''''') is an important [[medicinal tree]] as well as an ornamental [[flowering plant]]s in the [[subfamily]] [[Caesalpinioideae]]. It also known as a '''Candelabra Bush''', '''Empress Candle Plant''', '''Ringworm Tree''' or '''"[[candletree]]"''' A remarkable [[species]] of ''[[Senna (genus)|Senna]]'', it was sometimes separated in its own [[genus]], '''''Herpetica'''''

''Senna alata'' is native to [[Mexico]], and can be found in diverse habitats. In the tropics it grows up to an altitude of 1,200 metres.  It is an [[invasive species]] in [[Austronesia]].

The shrub stands 3-4 m tall, with leaves 50-80 cm long. The infloresence looks like a yellow candle.  The fruit shaped like a straight pod is up to 25 cm long.  Its seed are distributed by water or animals.  The leaves close in the dark.

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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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