Cassia fistula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Cassieae
Subtribus: Cassiinae
Genus: Cassia
Species: Cassia fistula

Name

Cassia fistula L. (1753)

Lectotype: Without data, Hermann s.n. (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 4: 102. 1920.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Bactyrilobium fistula (L.) Willd., Enum. Pl. 1: 440. 1809.
- Cathartocarpus fistula (L.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 459. 1805.

Heterotypic
- Cassia bonplandiana DC., Prodr. 2: 490. 1825.
- Cassia excelsa Kunth in Humb. & al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 339. 1824, nom. illeg. non Schrad. (1821)
- Cassia fistuloides Collad., Hist. Nat. Méd. Casses 87. t. 1. 1816.
- Cassia rhombifolia Roxb., Fl. Ind., ed. 2, 2: 334. 1832.
- Cathartocarpus excelsus G.Don, Gen. Hist. 2: 453. 1832, nom. illeg. (same type as Cassia bonplandiana)
- Cathartocarpus fistuloides (Collad.) G.Don in Loud., Hort. Brit. 167. 1830
- Cathartocarpus rhombifolius (Roxb.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 2: 453. 1832.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
Introduced into:
- Andaman Is., Angola, Borneo, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gambia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Iraq, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Mexico Southwest, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Western Australia, Yemen, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 377.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cassia fistula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cassia fistula. Published online. Accessed: Aug 28 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cassia fistula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Aug 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cassia fistula in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: সোণাৰু
বাংলা: সোনালু
Deutsch: Röhren-Kassie
English: Golden Shower Tree
suomi: Kultasadekassia
ગુજરાતી: ગરમાળો
हिन्दी: अमलतास
मराठी: बहावा
नेपाली: राजवृक्ष
Nederlands: Indische goudenregen
português: Cássia-imperial
संस्कृतम्: अरग्वदवृक्षः
தமிழ்: சரக்கொன்றை
ไทย: คูน

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