Senna alata
Christmas Candle, Christmas Candle
Other regional names: Emperor's Candlesticks
- Emperor's Candlesticks
Also known as: Cassia alata L. +10 more
- Cassia alata L.
- Cassia alata subsp. perennis Pamp.
- Cassia alata subsp. rumphiana DC.
- Cassia alata var. perennis Pamp.
- Cassia alata var. rumphiana DC.
- Cassia bracteata L.f.
- Cassia herpetica Jacq.
- Cassia rumphiana (DC.) Bojer
- Herpetica alata (L.) Raf.
- Herpetica alata O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins
- Herpetica rumphiana (DC.) J.Presl
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Naturally occurring in North America and South America, Senna alata (commonly known as Christmas Candle) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil South, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mississippi, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zaïre