Pink Shower
Cassia grandis
Also known as Coral Shower, Horse Cassia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- February-April
How to identify Pink Shower
Identify Pink Shower by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pink Shower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cassia grandis
- Genus
- Cassia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-April
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“== Growth == The tree's leaves are pinnate and deciduous, with 8-20 pairs of leaflets of 3–5 cm (1–2 in).” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pink Shower itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The long, wood-like fruit capsules reach lengths of up to 50 cm (20 in) and have many seeds, which are separated by resinous membranes that taste somewhat like carob.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pink Shower itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പിങ്ക് കൊന്ന, Cassia grandis
About Pink Shower
Pink Shower (Cassia grandis) belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal and 2 other states. It is grown as ornamental plant. Flowering and fruiting run from February to April.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Pink Shower belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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