Herbarium JCB

Cassia fistula L.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
Species : Cassia fistula
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cassia fistula L.
Common name : Indian Laburnum, Golden Shower, Purging fistula
Vernacular name : Sonhali, Amaltas, Sundaraj, Girimalaha (Hin.); Kakke mara, Konde mara (Kan.); Sarakkonnai, Konnei (Tam.); Rela (Tel.); Sonari, Sunari, Argavada, Barachakunda, Bhalutherga, Bhahetherga (Ori.); Aragwadha (San.)
Collection Nos : KFP 11050
Collector(s) Name : S.B.Manohar & B.Gurudev Singh
Collection Date : 19/03/80
Collection Locality : M.M.Hills, Chamarajnagar distict, Karnataka State
Habitat : Dry deciduous forest
Key identification features : A medium-sized ornamental tree with small spreading canopy. Bark is copper brown in colour, more or less smooth, crusty when old and exfoliating. Leaves are pinnately compound with large leaflets. Flowers are about 3 cm across, bright yellow in arrestingly beautiful drooping sprays. Fruit is a long, indehiscent, cylindrical pod with numerous seeds.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : March-December
Comments : In plains to 1400 m in deciduous and mixed forests on hills. Often planted in gardens and avenues.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Pakistan, Malay Islands, China; Planted elsewhere
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cassia fistula. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.