Common name
English: Golden shower
German: Röhrenkassie
Mandarin: 腊肠树 (la chang shu)
Portuguese: Cassia imperial
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Cassia (4)
Epithet: fistula L. (1)
Synonyms: Bactyrilobium fistula Willd., Cassia bonplandiana DC., Cassia excelsa Kunth, Cassia fistuloides Colladon, Cassia rhombifolia Roxb., Cathartocarpus excelsus G.Don, Cathartocarpus fistula Pers., Cathartocarpus fistuloides (Colladon)G.Don, Cathartocarpus rhombifolius G.Don
bonplandiana => in honor of Aimé J. A. Bonpland (1773–1858), physician and authority on the flora of Tropical America
excelsa => high, elevated
excelsus => high, elevated
fistula => pipe or tube
fistuloides => pipe-like, hollow
rhombifolia => with leaves of rhomboidal shape
rhombifolius => with leaves of rhomboidal shape
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Cassia fistula at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [210] Cassia fistula - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
Literature
- [25] Schütt,P. et al. (2004): Bäume der Tropen. Nikol, Hamburg, Germany.