Cassia fistula L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Cassia L.
Tribe: Cassieae
References: [2825][2264][1606][1941][1470][151][106]

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Other names:

• Bactyrilobium fistula Willd. [Synonym] [151][1606]
  
• Cassia bonplandiana DC. [Synonym] [151][1606]
  
• Cassia excelsa Kunth [Synonym] [151][1606]
  
• Cassia fistuloides Colladon [Synonym] [1606][1470][151]
  
• Cassia rhombifolia Roxb. [Synonym] [1606]
  
• Cathartocarpus excelsus G.Don [Synonym] [151][1606]
  
• Cathartocarpus fistula Pers. [Synonym] [151][1606]
  
• Cathartocarpus fistuloides (Colladon)G.Don [Synonym] [151][1606]
  
• Cathartocarpus rhombifolius G.Don [Synonym] [1606]
  

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Common Names:

• Amaltas [2264]
  
• Bƒton Casse [2157]
  
• Butor [1941]
  
• Ca¤af¡stol [2157]
  
• Ca¤af¡stula [2157] [1470]
  
• Ca¤af¡stula Mansa [2157]
  
• Ca¤afistola [1409]
  
• Can‚fice [1470]
  
• Caneficier [1941] [1936]
  
• Casse [1470] [2157]
  
• Casse Espagnole [2157]
  
• Casse M‚dicinale [3052]
  
• Casse-habitant [1470]
  
• Cassia Stick Tree [1470] [3066]
  
• Cassie [1941]
  
• Ch cara [2157]
  
• Golden Rain [2968]
  
• Golden Shower [2825] [2266] [2968] [1862] [2264] [1915] [1902]
  
• Guayaba Cimarrona [2157]
  
• Indian Laburnum [2] [1915] [2264]
  
• Kaisai [2265]
  
• Kas [1470]
  
• Pudding-pipe Tree [1430]
  
• Purging Cassia [1902]
  
• Rohrenkassie [1936]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
  • 1999-05 Heald J

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Uses:

• Chemical products [107] [2264]
  
• Environmental [2829] [107] [2968] [2825] [2264] [1941]
  
• Medicine [2829] [3056] [107]
  
• Wood [1862]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [110]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Kenya [8]
  • Malawi [8]
  • South Africa [107]
  • Tanzania [8]
  • Uganda [2] [8]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [1931] [1935] [1939] [1947] [2021] [2085] [2825] [2832] [2902]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • Cambodia [1935]
  • China [1935]
  • India-ISO [107]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1935]
  • Iran [1939]
  • Iraq [1939]
  • Laos [1935]
  • Pakistan [2021]
  • Ryukyu Is [2825]
  • Sri Lanka [107]
  • Taiwan [1931] [2902]
  • Vietnam [1935]

• Australasia [261] [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [453] [1409] [1430] [1790] [2157]
  • Antigua-Barbuda [1790]
  • Barbados [1790]
  • Cayman Is [453]
  • Cuba [1409]
  • Dominica [1790]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Grenada [1790]
  • Guadeloupe [1790]
  • Haiti [2157]
  • Martinique [1790]
  • Puerto Rico [1430]
  • St Lucia [1790]
  • St Vincent [1790]

• Central America [151] [1188] [1470] [1637] [2156]
  • Belize [1242]
  • Costa Rica [1367]
  • El Salvador [2156]
  • Guatemala [1645]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1470]
  • Mexico(South East) [151] [1188] [1470] [1637]
  • Nicaragua [1613]
  • Panama [1606]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1941] [3052] [3060] [3066]
  • Mauritius [3052] [3066]
  • Rodrigues [3060]
  • Seychelles [1941]

• North America
  • United States [151] [1114] [1542]

• Pacific Ocean [151] [1940] [2235] [2264] [2265] [2266] [2968]
  • Fiji [1940] [2264]
  • Hawaii [151]
  • Niue [2266]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]
  • Society Is [2968]
  • Tonga [2265]

• South America [2285]
  • Argentina [1114]
  • Brazil [151]
  • Colombia [151]
  • French Guiana [2285]
  • Guyana [2285]
  • Peru [1442]
  • Surinam [2285]
  • Venezuela [151]

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Notes:

• Widely cultivated in tropics and subtropics for ornamental purposes. [2825]
  
• Native of Burma and Ceylon.
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:50:18