Java Cassia
Cassia nodosa
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal
How to identify Java Cassia
Identify Java Cassia 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 leaf shape: Elliptic.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Java Cassia.
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.
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