Cassia roxburghii

Cassia roxburghii, the red cassia, Roxburgh's cassia or Ceylon senna,^[2] is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.^[3] The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It ranges throughout South India and Sri Lanka.^[4]

Cassia roxburghii
Tree in non-flowering stage
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Genus:	Cassia
Species:	C. roxburghii
Binomial name
Cassia roxburghii DC.
Synonyms[1]
Cassia javanica sensu Bojer Cassia marginata Roxb. Cathartocarpus marginatus G.Don Cathartocarpus roxburghii (DC.) Loudon

The Latin specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish Botanist William Roxburgh.^[5]

Description

The red cassia is a medium-sized tree, growing to 15–20 m (49–66 ft) tall with spreading, drooping branches. The leaves are clusters of pink, rose or orange flowers, 15–60 cm (5.9–23.6 in) long, and pinnate with three to eight pairs of leaflets, each leaflet 7–21 cm (2.8–8.3 in) long and 4–9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) broad. 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. The fruit is a legume.

Gallery

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  Flowers
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  Fruit pods
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  Flowering season
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  Leaves
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  Stem