Emperor's candlesticks vs Siamese cassia

Senna alata compared with Senna siamea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emperor's candlesticks	Siamese cassia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Senna	Senna
Species	Senna alata	Senna siamea

Evolutionary Relationship

Emperor's candlesticks and Siamese cassia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Senna.

Conservation Status

Emperor's candlesticks

NE — Not Evaluated

Siamese cassia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Emperor's candlesticks	Siamese cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Emperor's candlesticks

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Siamese cassia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (30 countries), Asia (9 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 37 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇯 Benin 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇱🇷 Liberia 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇱 Mali 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇳🇪 Niger 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇦 Panama 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇬 Togo 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇿🇲 Zambia