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Cassia fistula
Golden shower tree in bloom
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Genus:
Cassia
Species:
C. fistula
Binomial name
Cassia fistula
L.
Synonyms[2]
Bactyrilobium fistula Willd.
Cassia bonplandiana DC.
Cassia excelsa Kunth
Cassia fistuloides Collad.
Cassia rhombifolia Roxb.
Cathartocarpus excelsus G.Don
Cathartocarpus fistula Pers.
Cathartocarpus fistuloides (Collad.) G.Don
Cathartocarpus rhombifolius G.Don
Blossomed golden shower tree
Cassia fistula, also known as golden shower,[3]purging cassia,[4]Indian laburnum,[5]Kani Konna (Malayalam: കണിക്കൊന്ന),[6]Konna Poo or pudding-pipe tree,[7] is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It is the official state flower of Kerala state in India.[6] It is also a popular ornamental plant and is also used in herbal medicine.
^Botanic Gardens Conservation International & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Cassia fistula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T136142327A136142329. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 19, 2014.
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cassia fistula". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
^BSBI List 2007(xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^"Cassia fistula". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ ab"Early konna blooms in Kochi set off alarm bells". February 14, 2019.
^U. S. Department of Agriculture, William Saunders; Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture; Washington D. C.; June 5, 1891
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border the sanctuary. Also plants communities like Ziziphus mauritiana, Cassiafistula, Acacia, Butea monosperma etc. are very useful for bird's nesting at...
wodiar, flame of the forest (Butea monosperma), golden shower tree (Cassiafistula), satinwood (Chloroxylon swietenia), black cutch (Acacia catechu), Shorea...
Malayalam Bird Great Indian hornbill Fish Pearlspot (karimeen) Flower Cassiafistula (Indian laburnum) Fruit Jackfruit Mammal Elephant Tree Coconut Costume...
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ornaments of various designs". Hindu- Buddhism related Kalpataru Day Cassiafistula, the Golden Shower Tree which is special in Thai culture. Dictionary...
state fish by Government of Kerala in 2010. State flower Kanikonna (Cassiafistula) കണിക്കൊന്ന അഥവാ വിഷുക്കൊന്ന State tree Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera)...
a pest of several crops such as Albizia procera, Carissa spinarum, Cassiafistula, Dalbergia sissoo, Eugenia cumini, Lannea coromandelica, Mallotus philippensis...
blanco, timbo-ata, and also "canafistula" though this usually refers Cassiafistula. It grows to a height of up to 20 m. The leaves of Pseudalbizzia inundata...
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