Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Caesalpiniaceae | Genus: Cassia | Species: Cassia javanica subsp. nodosa (Buchanan-Hamilton ex Roxburgh)( जावा कैसिया ) |
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| Synonym | Cassia nodosa Buchanan-Hamilton ex Roxburgh | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Java Cassia | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | pple Blossom Cassia,Nodding Cassia,Burmese Pink Cassia,Java Cassia,Pink Cassia,Pink Shower | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Java-ki-Rani | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit in long cylindrical dark brown pods. |
| Habitat | Tropical regions and usually found in more open sites in the forest, but can also occur in closed evergreen primary forest, also occurs in deciduous monsoon forest. It is often naturalized in secondary forest close to locations where it has been planted. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native to the tropical regions of Asia, India to Malaysia, Sumatra, Indonesia, southern China, and the Philippines. Cultivated in India | Bark Details | New woody stems brown and the mature bark is light gray with thick vertical sections of dark brown. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Bhiwani, Gurgaon, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Leaf Details | Leaves paripinnate, made up of 12 pairs of leaflets; leaflets elliptic or oblong and rounded at the apex and base. | |
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