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Ringworm bush or shrub (Engl.)
Senna alata (L.) Roxb
SkinShrubs Height: 1.5-3 m Leaves: Leaves with 6-12 (20) pairs leaflets; leaflets subsessile, oblong or obovate-oblong. Flowers: Racemes axillary, dense, many flowered; flowers ca.2.5 cm in diam; sepals orange-yellow, oblong; petals bright yellow; stamens 10; ovary puberulent, sessile; ovules many. Fruits: Not provided
Location & Habitat
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR), BENGUET, KIBUNGAN, Pantropic
Research
Benguet State University: Documentation and Digitalization of Traditional Knowledge and Health Practices: Kankanaeys of Palina and Ekachakran Ethnolinguistic Groups of the Cordillera
Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Senna alata (L.) Roxb
- Local Name
- Ringworm bush or shrub (Engl.)
- Family
- Leguminaceae
- Category
- Skin
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026
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