Java Cassia
Cassia nodosa
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cassia nodosa
- Genus
- Cassia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are paripinnate with 12 pairs of elliptical leaves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“The leaves are paripinnate with 12 pairs of elliptical leaves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Java Cassia itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Java Cassia itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Java Cassia
Java Cassia (Cassia nodosa) belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and West Bengal. It is planted.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine, cut for timber and furniture and a source of dye or tannin. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Java Cassia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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