Red Cassia
Cassia roxburghii
Also known as Red Indian Laburnum
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About Red Cassia
Cassia roxburghii, the red cassia, Roxburgh's cassia or Ceylon senna, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It ranges throughout South India and Sri Lanka. The Latin specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish Botanist William Roxburgh.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cassia roxburghii
- Genus
- Cassia
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental tree
- Native to
- Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Red Cassia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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