Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Cassia

Species: fistula

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000161

Common name: Golden Shower, Purging Cassia, Indian laburnum

Arabic name: خيار شمبر ، كاسيا فستيولا

Native: Southeast Asia . It ranges from eastward throughout India to Myanmar and Thailand and south to Sri Lanka and southern Pakistan

Country: Myanmar Southeast Asia Sri Lanka Thailand

(PGR): Common

Semi deciduous tree, growing to 10-20 m tall  leaves pinnate , 3-8 pairs of leaflets flowers yellow in pendulous racemes fruit legume 30-60 cm long

Soil: sandy and loamy soils, though it does better on calcareous soils and red volcanic soils

Ornamental plant . The fruit pulp is considered a purgative, and self-medication or any use without medical supervision is strongly advised against in Ayurvedic texts. Though it has been used in herbalist for millennia, little research has been conducted in modern times, although it is an ingredient in some mass-produced herbal laxatives. When used as such, it is known as "cassia pods“. Wood very durable, strong.

Cassia bonplandiana Dc, Cassia rhombifolia Roxb

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Texture: Sandy loam

Water Sources: Moderate Water

Propagation: Seeds, cuttings and layering

Flowering time: Late spring, Early Summer.

Zone: 9 : 11

Status: Cultivated

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Tree

Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental

Vegetation types: Semi deciduous

pH: Acid Alkaline