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Cassia fistula

Scientific Name
Cassia fistula
Family Name
Fabaceae
Common Names
Indian laburnum, purging. fistula.
Local Names
Sonalu, bandar lathi. (Bangladesh), Amaltas (India), Trengguli (Indonesia),Khoune (Laos), Rajbrikshya (Nepal), Kana-fistula, bitsula (tagalog, cebubisaya)(Philippines), Ehala (Sri Lanka)
Description
A medium sized tree with smooth bark. Leaves pinnately compound; leaflets 4 to 8pair, ovate-lanceolate, leathery, entire, acute. Flowers bright yellow in long anddrooping racemes. Fruits cylindrical, dark-brown, blunt at top. Seeds embedded inblack, sweetish pulp. (India)
The golden shower is small to medium size upright tree, about 10-15m tall. Its trunkis short, and the branches are slenders, upright and spreading. The bark is smooth ash-coroles when young, becomes dark brown when mature. The stipules are small andcaducous. Leaves are compound pinnate. The pubescens main-stalk or rachis of theleaves is about 15-25cm long, bears 3-8 pairs of leaflets. Leaflets are 7-12cm long andabout 4-8cm broad, smooth above and covered with fine veins, more distinct on theunder surface. The petiole is about 5-10mm long. Flowers are racemes about 20-40cmlong. There are 1-3 racemes drooping from the axil. The stalk of a flower is about 15-35mm long, slenders, slightly hairy or quite smooth. There are 5 tender green sepalsand 5 yellow petals, the petal are egg-shaped and distinctly veined. The are 10stamens with tread-like filaments. The 3 longest stamens area about 3cm long, muchcurled and bear about 5mm oblong anthers. The 4 smaller ones are quite straight, the3 remaining stamens are quite short and erect. Ovary and style are hairy. Fruit is astraight, the 3 renmaning stamens are quite short and erect. Ovary and style are hairy.Fruit is a straight cylindrical pod, 20-60cm long and bout 1.5-2cm in diameter. It isquite smooth and dark green when young, turning, dark brown and then black withage. Seeds are numerous, oval, shining, yellowish-brown, embedded in a darkcoloured, sweetish pulp. (Indonesia)
Small to medium tree, about 7-15m high. Smooth bark with ash-colored whenyoung,becomes dark brown when mature. Leaves, compound pinnate. Leaflets are 7-12cmby 4-8cm broad. Flowers, racemes about 20-40cm long, yellow. Fruit, cylindrical pod,20-60cm long and 1.5-2cm in diameter; smooth and dark green when young, turningdark brown and then black with age. Seeds, numerous, oval, shing, yellowish-brown,embedded in a dark coloured sweetish pulp. (Laos)
Deciduous tree, 10-20m high, with pinnately compound leaves, leaflets ovate, andyellow flowers in axillary racemes. Fruit long cylindrical pod. (Nepal)
A small to medium-sized tree, deciduous, branches spreading; leaves with 3-7 pairs ofovate-oblong leaflets; inflorescence an axillary, pendulous, lax raceme, manyflowered; flowers fragrant, petals broadly ovate, golden yellow; fruit pendent, terete.(Philippines)
Uses
Purgative, constipation, gout, rheumatism, ringworms (Bangladesh)
Emetic, febrifuge, laxative, relieve, thoracic, purgative, boils, pustules, leprosy,ringworms, colic, gripe, flatulence, dyspepsia, constipation (India)
Anti viral, anti tumor, anti fertility, hypoglycaemic, anti inflammantory, anti bacterial,anti fungal (Indonesia)
Yaws, skin and muscle tonic, helminthicide (ascaris), laxative, gastritis, wounds,gastritis. (Laos)
Diarrhoea, dysentery (Nepal)
Arthritis (Philippines)
Gout, gonorrhea, fever, eye disease (Sri Lanka)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Indonesia - Manoko
Nepal - Dhakeri, Banke
Philippines - LBES Medicinal Genebank, ERDB
Sri Lanka - Naula, Bibila, Kanneliya, Ritigala, Meegahak, Pinna, Haldummu,Pallekale, Pattipola, Giradurukotte
Remarks
Cassia fistula (GRIN)

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