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Senna alata (emperor's candlesticks; Candlesticks; Golden Candelabra Tree; Candle Bush; Roman Candle Tree; Ringworm Bush; Ringworm Plant; Quatre Epingles; Dartrier; Carrion Crow Bush; Acapulco; Candelabra Bush; Candle-bush; Candlestick Plant; Casse De Java; Catepan; Catepen; Cattiping; Dartres; Epis d'Or; Fleur a Dartre; Fleur St. Christophe; Flor Del Secreto; Guacamaya Francesa; Guajavo; Herbe a Dartres; Katepin; Mocote; Mulamula; Ringworm Cassia; Ringworm Shrub; Seven Golden Candlesticks; Soroncontil; Talentro; Taperiba Guazu; Taratana; Tulipan; Winged Senna; Zerbe St. Christophe)

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Language: Hindi

Wikipedia Abstract

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, or candletree. A remarkable species of Senna, it was sometimes separated in its own genus, Herpetica.
View Wikipedia Record: Senna alata

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  None
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  80 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Height [1]  20 feet (6.2 m)
Width [1]  21 feet (6.3 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [3]  Shrub

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Big Cypress National Preserve V 732120 Florida, United States
Canaveral National Seashore II 9090 Florida, United States
Kakadu National Park II 4744348 Northern Territory, Australia
Mburucuyá National Park II   Corrientes, Argentina  

Predators

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
♦ 5Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 6Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0