Cassia fistula
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Name (Latin)
Cassia fistula
Other forms of name
Bactyrilobium fistula
Casse-habitant
Cassia bonplandiana
Cassia excelsa
Cassia fistuloides
Cassia fistulosa
Cassia rhombifolia
Cassia stick tree
Cassie (Plant)
Cathartocarpus excelsus
Cathartocarpus fistula
Cathartocarpus fistuloides
Cathartocarpus rhombifolius
Golden shower
Indian laburnum
Laburnum, Indian
Pudding-pipe tree
Purging cassia
Purging fistula
Stick-tree, Cassia
See Also From tracing topical name
Cassia (Genus)
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q161117
Library of congress:
sh2015002584
Sources of Information
- Work cat: 2014360578: Cassia fistula, 2013.
- ITIS, viewed Oct. 27, 2015(Cassia fistula; synonym: Cassia fistulosa; common name: Golden shower; genus: cassia)
- GBIF, viewed Dec. 2, 2015(Cassia fistula; taxonomic status: accepted species; family: Fabaceae; genus: Cassia; common names (English): Casse-habitant, Cassia Stick Tree, Cassie, Indian laburnum, Pudding-pipe tree, Purging Cassia, Purging fistula; synonyms: Bactyrilobium fistula, Cassia bonplandiana, Cassia excels, Cassia fistuloides, Cassia fistulosa, Cassia rhombifolia, Cathartocarpus excelsus, Cathartocarpus fistula, Cathartocarpus fistuloides, Cathartocarpus rhombifolius)
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Wikipedia description:
Cassia fistula, also known as golden shower, purging cassia, Indian laburnum, kani konna, or pudding-pipe tree, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It is the official state flower of Kerala state and Delhi UT in India. It is also a popular ornamental plant and is also used in herbal medicine.
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