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Distinguishing Features · a large shrub with very large once-compound leaves consisting of 8-14 pairs of leaflets. · the very large leaflets (5-17 cm long and 2 ...
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Aug 29, 2017 · Learn about the tropical Candlebush cassia from Carol Lord with UF IFAS Extension Escambia ...
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Senna alata ; Family. Fabaceae ; Leaf Type. compound ; Growth Form. forb, shrub ; Flower Color. yellow ; Flower Month. August - October.
Fabaceae; Senna; Senna alata. Taxon Names. Approved Names Common Names.
Senna alata (L.) Roxb. ... The native range of this species is SW. Mexico to Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry ...
Code created in: 2002-09-15. Basic information. EPPO Code: CASAL; Preferred name: Senna alata; Authority: (Linnaeus) Roxburgh.
Also, the leaves are rich in calcium oxalate crystals along their veins, a characteristic of Caesalpiniodeae subfamily. Phenolic compounds, such as flavonoids ...
Flowers ca. 2.5 cm in diam. Sepals orange-yellow, oblong, unequal. Petals bright yellow, tinged with conspicuous purple veins, ovate-orbicular, 16-24 × 10-15 mm ...
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It is often used medicinally for its fungicidal properties, specifically as treatment against ringworm and other skin fungal infections. It also has laxative , ...