Akapulko

Other Common names: emperor's candlesticks, candle bush, candelabra bush, Christmas candles, empress candle plant, ringworm shrub, or candletree

Senna alata (L.) Roxb.

The shrub stands 3–4 meters (9.8–13.1 ft) tall, with leaves 50–80 centimeters (20–31 in) long. The leaves close in the dark. Inflorescence looks like a yellow candle. Its fruit, shaped like a straight pod, is up to 25 cm long. Its seeds are distributed by water or animals. And the seed pods are nearly straight, dark brown, or nearly black, about 15 centimeters (5.9 in) long, and 15 millimeters (0.59 in) wide. On both sides of the pods is a wing that runs the length of the pod. Pods contain 50 to 60 flattened, triangular seeds.