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Senna alata (L.) Roxb.

emperor's candlesticks

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Symbol:

SEAL4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

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Shrub
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SYNONYMS

ARS Systematic
Smithsonian
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Mycology Laboratory
Department
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of Botany
Usage
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s, Saint John, Cruz Bay Quarter. Usage Requirements.

G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. Uganda, Kabalega G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Dep
Falls National Park, Para Lodge. Usage Requirements.
Falls National Park, Para Lodge. Usage Requirements

Symbol

Scientific Name

CAAL14

Cassia alata L.

HEAL11

Herpetica alata (L.) Raf.

CLASSIFICATION
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Rank

Scientific Name and Common Name

Kingdom

Plantae Plants

Subkingdom

Tracheobionta Vascular plants

Superdivision

Spermatophyta Seed plants

Division

Magnoliophyta Flowering plants

Class

Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons

Subclass

Rosidae

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae Leguminosae Pea family

Genus

Senna Mill. senna

Species

Senna alata (L.) Roxb. emperor's candlesticks

WETLAND STATUS
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Hawaii

Caribbean

FACW

Hawaii

FACU

South Pacific
Islands

North America
FAC

Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain

FACU

Eastern Mountains and

Piedmont

FACU

RELATED LINKS
More Accounts and Images
ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (SEAL4)
CalPhotos (SEAL4)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (CAAL14)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (HEAL11)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (SEAL4)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (SEAL4)
Kemper Center for Home Gardening (SEAL4)
USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (SEAL4)

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