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 <[email protected]> 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 > 269KViewDownload > > DSC_9679 CandleBush.jpg > 220KViewDownload > > DSC_9676 Candle BushLeaf.jpg > 265KViewDownload
