This is a common garden plant. Some times grows as garden escape, in
wild. The leaves possess curative properties for burns.
On Jun 7, 11:22 am, raghu ananth <
raghu_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Behold the candle flower ...
>
> Native flowering plant : Candle bush, Senna alata, Family Caesalpiniacea
> (Gulmohar family)
>
> Symmetric leaves fold together at night
> ...
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Candle%20Bush.html
>
> Place: Kukke, Dakshina Kannada district.
> Habitat: Kumaradhara river bank, Western Ghats
> Date: 8 Nov 2010
> Native Shrub Perennial
> Height 8-10feet
> Leaves opposite,
>
> Regards
> Raghu
>
> DSC_9679 Flowers of Candle bush Senna alata Caesalpiniacea e (Gulmohar family) Native Shrub Perennial Kukke.jpg
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> DSC_9679 CandleBush.jpg
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> DSC_9676 Candle BushLeaf.jpg
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