Mazhar Botanic Garden

Senna spectabilis (DC.) Irwin & Barneby

Golden shower tree

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna
Species: spectabilis
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000616
English name: Golden shower tree
Arabic name: كاسيا اسبكتابليس
Native: South and Central America
Country: Central america South America
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree grow 4-6 m high leaves odd-pinnately compound 4-15 pairs of leaflets flowers bright  yellow, very showy, inflorescence 10-50 cm long, fruit dehiscent, black / brownish in color

Ornamental flowers. Medicinal plant. Used in agroforestry as a shade tree, useful for fodder, mulch, fuel wood, source of honey. wood heavy, soft and hard, used for furniture, boxes, tool handles.street tree.

Cassia spectabilis DC

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Low
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Humidity Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Late summer, autumn
Zone: 10 b : 11 b
pH range: 5.6

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