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Cassia fistula

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Common names golden shower, Indian laburnum Editor Ecocrop code 635

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A medium sized deciduous tree with an open crown. It flowers in spring and summer with large bright yellow flowers and is most handsome. GROWING PERIOD Perennial deciduous tree. In India the new leaves appear in April-May. The tree flowers from April to June or as late as in September in dry years. By November the pods reach full-size and the ripen from January to March. COMMON NAMES Indian laburnum, Amaltas, Bahawa, Kakke, Konnai, Rela, Sonaru, Ngu. FURTHER INF Indian laburnum can be found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar at elevations between sea level and 1300 m. It occurs on dry, shallow mountain slopes as well as on better sites.
Sources
SOURCES Troup R 1921 pp 366 [USE, TEXT, FER, DEP, DRA, TEMP, RAIN Voortman R 1994 (pers. comm.) Zabala N 1990 pp 24-26 [TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, DRA, DEP, LIG, USE]