Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 619

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ຂີ້ເຫຼັກບ້ານ
Candle tree
Senna alata (L.) Roxb.

Plants

Woody plants

Trees and palms

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Local name:

Chinese: 翅荚决明 [chi jia jue ming] Eng: emperor's candlesticks, candle bush, candelabra bush, Christmas candles, empress candle plant, ringworm shrub

Synonyms :

Cassia alata L.
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

Family:

Fabaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Vientiane Plain
North Laos Highlands
Northern Mekong Corridor
Southern Mekong Corridor

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

N/A

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Medicine

Comments on use types:

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

Photo credits:

References:

Ahmed, F &Urooj, A. (2010) Traditional uses, medicinal properties, and phytopharmacology of Senna alata: A review, Pharmaceutical Biology, Information Healthcare, Pharmaceutical biology, 48(6):672-681.
Adams, C. D. 1972. Fl. Pl. Jamaica 1–848. University of the West Indies, Mona.
Ahmed, F., Sharapanna, P &Urooj, A. (2010) Antibacterial activities of various sequential extracts of Senna alata stem bark, Pharmacognosy Journal, 2(8):203-206.
Kittisack Phoutthavong and Keooudone Souvannakhoummane. 2014. Medicinal Plant Manual. Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, Luang prabang, Laos

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ຂີ້ເຫຼັກບ້ານ Candle tree Senna alata (L.) Roxb.