Cassia ferruginea (Schrad.) DC.

 
  • Family : CAESALPINIACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Synonym(s) : Bactyrilobium ferrugineum Schrad.; Cassia brasiliana Saldanha; Cassia staminea Vogel; Cathartocarpus ferrugineus (Schrad.) G.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cassia ferruginea (Schrad.) DC.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Cultivated in India. Naturally it occurs in broadleaved, semideciduous forests, and its transition to the Atlantic rainforest
  • Comments / notes : Ornamental plant
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Brazil and India
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 114
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cassia ferruginea. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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