Cassia javanica L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Cassia L.
Tribe: Cassieae
References: [2825][2264][151][107]

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Other names:

• Cassia bacillus Gaertner [Synonym] [151]
  
• Cassia megalantha Decne. [Synonym] [151]
  
• Cathartocarpus javanicus Pers. [Synonym] [151]
  

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Common Names:

• Pink and White Shower [2264] [2968]
  
• Pink Cassia [2]
  

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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 Adams BR
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
  • 1999-05 Heald J
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [2] [2264] [2968]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [2]
  • Chad [64]
  • Liberia [8]
  • Nigeria [8]
  • Sierra Leone [8]
  • South Africa [107]
  • Togo [8]
  • Uganda [2]
  • Zaire [8]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [1914] [1936] [1947] [2021] [2023] [2159] [2825] [2902]
  • Bangladesh [1914]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • Cambodia [2159]
  • China [2159]
  • India [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1936]
  • Laos [2159]
  • Myanmar [2159]
  • Pakistan [2021]
  • Peninsular Malaysia [1936]
  • Philippines [1936]
  • Ryukyu Is [2825]
  • Sabah [1936]
  • Sri Lanka [2023]
  • Taiwan [2902]
  • Thailand [2159]
  • Vietnam [2159]

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

• Caribbean [2157]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Haiti [2157]

• Central America [1117] [2156]
  • Belize [151]
  • El Salvador [2156]
  • Guatemala [151]
  • Honduras [151]
  • Mexico(South East) [1117]
    • Chiapas [1117]

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

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

• Pacific Ocean [151] [1940] [2235] [2264] [2265] [2968]
  • Cook Is [2265]
  • Fiji [1940] [2264]
  • Hawaii [151]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]
  • Samoa-JML [2265]
  • Society Is [2968]

• South America
  • Brazil [1414]
  • Guyana [151]
  • Venezuela [151]

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Notes:

• Often cultivated, in gardens or as a wayside tree [1936]
  
• Native of SE Asia and Malaysia. [1915] [2825]
  
• Commonly cultivated in the Mascarenes. [1915] [2825]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:50:25