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|familia=Fabaceae
|familia=Fabaceae
|genus=Senna
|genus=Senna
|species=alata
|species=alata
|common_name=Ringworm cassia
|common_name=Ringworm cassia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=12
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|image=Upload.png
|image=Senna alata.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Inflorescences and foilage
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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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