Red Cassia
Cassia roxburghii
Also known as Red Indian Laburnum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- February-December
How to identify Red Cassia
Identify Red 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 (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm flower colour: Orange.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Red Cassia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cassia roxburghii
- Genus
- Cassia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental tree
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Red Cassia itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The flowers are produced in pendulous racemes 20–40 cm (7.9–15.7 in) long, each flower 4–7 cm (1.6–2.8 in) diameter with red to pinkish petals.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“The fruit is a legume.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Red Cassia itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Red Cassia
A member of the Caesalpiniaceae family, Red Cassia (Cassia roxburghii) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and 7 other states. It is grown as ornamental tree. Flowering and fruiting run from February to December.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Red Cassia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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