- Family : CAESALPINIACEAE
(Pea Or Bean Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : IMLI FAMILY (ईमली फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
- Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
- Basionym : Cassia alata L.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
- Common name : Candle Cassia, Candle Bush, Carrion Crow Bush, Candlesticks, Empress candle plant, Ringworm Cassia, Winged Senna
- Vernacular name :
- Dadmurdaare, Dadmari (Hindi)
- Aane thagathe (Kannada)
- Vandu raali, Seematyagatthi (Tamil)
- Dadrughana (Sanskrit)
- Chakrathakara, Elakayam, Malamthakara, Puzhukkadikonna, Puzhukkadithakara, Seema-agathi (Malayalam)
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Along riversides and margin of ponds and also planted in gardens
- Comments / notes : In plains, often along water courses, near cultivation and also near habitations. Sometimes planted in gardens as an ornament.
- Key identification features : Large shrub or small tree; stipules persistent and deltoid
- Flower, Fruit : September-February
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Nellore district, Vishakapatnam district
- Karnataka : Bengaluru district
- Kerala : All districts
- Maharashtra : Thane district
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
- Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
- West Bengal : West Bengal
- Native : Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Ve
- Exotic/Native : Exotic
- World Distribution : Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Islands
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Senna alata. Downloaded on 2 July 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Field Image(s)
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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