Cassia javanica
| Cassia javanica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Cassia |
| Species: | C. javanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Cassia javanica L. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cassia agnes (de Wit) Brenan | |
Detail of flowers and leaves
Cassia javanica, also known as Java Cassia, Pink Shower, Apple Blossom Tree and Rainbow Shower Tree (Thai: ชัยพฤกษ์), is a species of tree in the Fabaceae family. Its origin is in Southeast Asia, but it has been extensively grown in tropical areas worldwide as a garden tree owing to its beautiful crimson and pink flower bunches.[1]
It flowers from April to September; its flower is the provincial flower of Chainat Province, Thailand.
Subspecies
- Cassia javanica ssp. javanica (= C. bacillus Roxb., C. fistula sensu Blanco)
- Cassia javanica ssp. agnes (de Wit) K. Larsen
- Cassia javanica ssp. nodosa Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) K. Larsen & S. S. Larsen
- Cassia javanica ssp. renigera (Wall. ex Benth.) K. Larsen
References
External links
Media related to Cassia javanica at Wikimedia Commons