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Cassia alata

AuthorityL.
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae
SynonymsSenna alata (L.) Roxb.
Common namesacapulko, akapulko, andadasi, andadasi-ng-bugbugtong, andadasl-a-dadakkel, bai nicagi, bayabas-bayabasab, candalabra bush, candle bush, candle stick, Cassia Alatae Folium, cây lâc, christmas candle shrub, chumhet thet, chumhet yai, craw craw plant, dadmurdan, empress candle plant, gamot sa buni, gelenggang, kapurko, katanda, katandang aso, ketepeng cina, la'au fai lafa, mulamula, muòng trâu, pakagonkon, pakayomkon kastila, ringworm bush, ringworm shrub, roman candletree, senna, ta si pho, te'elango, winged senna
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Ecocrop code634



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SOURCES
Duke J 1981 pp 44-45 [PH, DRA, TEXT, RAIN, TEMP, PH]
Roecklein J 1987 pp 292 [USE]
Duke J 1975 pp 11 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]

KILLING T
Frost resistant.

GROWING PERIOD
Short-lived herb or shrub. Perennial, and evergreen in the tropics.

COMMON NAMES
Ringworm bush, Emperor's candlestick, King-of-the forest.

FURTHER INF
Scientific synonym: Herpetica alata. Ringworm bush is native of Central America. It may be poisonous to stock, poultry, and fish. Grows 3-5 m tall. Found from sea level up to about 1000 m.
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