Senna alata

• Botanical Name : Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
• Synonyms : Cassia alata L.
• Common Name : Candle Bush, Ringworm Shrub, Dadmurdan
• Plant Family : Caesalpiniaceae
• Plant Form : Shrub
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 8, 11, 17, 21, 23
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park, Aranya Van

About Senna alata Plant :

• Habit : A perennial shrub.
• Leaves : Pinnately compound with 8-14 pairs of leaflets.
• Inflorescence : Large spike-like racemes.
• Flowers : Golden yellow in colour with fertile stamens 7.
• Fruit :
  • Pods furnished with a wing down the middle of each valve, flat, with 4 broad crenulate wings.
  • Seeds small and sqaurish.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : September - December
• Significance :
  • An ornamental plant.
  • The leaves are also known to be used in the treatment of bronchitis and asthama.