Cassia roxburghii DC.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Species : Cassia roxburghii
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cassia roxburghii DC.
  • Common name : Red Cassia, Red Indian Laburnum
  • Vernacular name : Kakke (Kan.); Sengondrai, Vakai (Tam.)
  • Key identification features : Moderate-sized ornamental trees. Bark is brownish, rough with wood, red in colour. Leaves up to 25 cm long, 8-15 pairs and with the rachis being glabrescent. Inflorescence is axillary, corymbs. Flowers are pinkish-red to terracota-red, mildly fragrant. Stamens 10, all fertile. Upper 2 short, lower 3 long, curved, two medium with erect filaments.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Native : Sri Lanka
  • Comments : Occasional in plains to hills of Eastern Ghats. Often planted.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; 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 roxburghii. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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