Fabaceae
Candelabra bush
Senna alata
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Senna
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Common names
By language (31)
- ace
- Geulinggang
- arz
- سينا الاتا
- Bambara
- Kɔntaba
- Bangla
- দাদমর্দন, মোমবাতি ফুল
- bik
- Kasitas
- bjn
- Gulinggang
- Burmese
- သင်္ဘောမဲဇလီ
- Chinese
- 翅荚决明, 翅莢決明, 翼柄決明, 有翅决明, 对叶豆, 翅叶槐, 翅柄决明, 翼柄决明
- dag
- Filasiko
- English
- Candelabra bush, Candle bush, Emperor's candlesticks, Empress candle plant, Golden candlestick, Candle cassia
- French
- Dartrier
- German
- Herpetica
- gor
- Ketepeng Cina
- Haitian Creole
- Kas piyant
- Hindi
- पीताम्बर, पीतांबर, सेना अलाटा
- Indonesian
- Ketepeng cina
- Japanese
- ゴールデンキャンドル, キャンドルブッシュ, ハネセンナ, ハネミセンナ
- Javanese
- Ketepeng
- mad
- Con-acconan
- Malay
- Pokok Gelenggang
- Malayalam
- ആനത്തകര
- pam
- Pakayungkung kastila
- Polish
- Strączyniec oskrzydlony
- Quechua
- Yunka mut'uy, Yunka mutuyllu
- sg
- Gbändä
- Sinhala
- ඇත් තෝර
- Tamil
- சீமையகத்தி
- Telugu
- సీమ తంగేడు
- Thai
- ชุมเห็ดเทศ
- Tongan
- Teʻelango
- Vietnamese
- Muồng trâu
Synonyms
- Cassia alata L.
- Cassia alata var. perennis Pamp.
- Cassia alata var. rumphiana DC.
- Cassia arayatensis Náves ex Fern.-Vill.
- Cassia bracteata L.f.
- Cassia herpetica Jacq.
- Cassia rumphiana (DC.) Bojer
- Herpetica alata (L.) Raf.
- Herpetica alata Cook & Collins
- Herpetica rumphiana (DC.) J.Presl
Flowers
- In flower
- August to May (from 497 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: MIMI, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Francis Pérez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dave Whitinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: elawrey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judgefloro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Judgefloro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Judgefloro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judgefloro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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- Argentine sennaSenna corymbosaFabaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.