| Type | Exotic |
|---|---|
| Family | Leguminosae |
| Synonym | Cassia javanica L. var. indochinensis |
| Synonym_2 | Cassia javanica L. ssp. nodosa (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) K. & S. Larsen |
| Common Name | Pink cassia |
| Origin | India |
| Tree Seed | Fruit type: Pod. Seed weight: 5460-6400 seeds /kg (Madras seed) (Troup, 1921). Vernacular name: Java-ki-Rani (Hindi); Konne, Vakai (Tamil) (Bose et al., 1998) Flowering season: April - May. Fruiting season: December - April. They commence ripening in December - January and continue ripening till March - April (Troup, 1921). Germination type: Epigeal. Germination percentage: 25 to 52 Method of propagation: By seeds. |
| Botanical Features | Trees, up to 10 m high; bark grayish, smooth. Leaves alternate, rachis (including petiole) 10-17 cm long, terete, pubescent; leaflets opposite or subopposite, 3-10 pairs, 2.5-10.5 x 1.8-4 cm, ovate, ovate-lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, acutish or sub-acuminate, subcoriaceous, glands absent. Racemes 6-30 cm long, aggregated into terminal leafy corymbs or from old wood; Petals 1.8-3 cm, spathulate, pink or carmine. Pods 30-60 x 1.5-2 cm, terete, blackish, transversely septate; seeds broadly ovate, without areole. |
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