Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Caesalpiniaceae | Genus: Cassia | Species: Cassia fistula Linn. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Cassia excelsa Kunth, Cassia rhombifolia Roxb., Cathartocarpus fistuloides (Collad.) G.Don | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Amaltas | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Golden Shower Tree, Indian Laburnum | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Amaltas | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up To 1200 M | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Pod Up-to 2 Ft. Long, 1 In. Diam. Cylindrical, Smooth, Hard, Indehiscent, Dark-brown When Fully Ripe, Obscurely Transversely Ribbed And Transversely Fragile, Septate Into Numerous 1-seeded Cells |
| Habitat | Dry Deciduous Forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Nepal And South-east Asia | Bark Details | Bark Greenish-grey, Smooth Up-to Middle Age And At Maturity Exfoliating In Scales |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Butterfly Park , Sector 4, Sector 8, Sector 9, Sector 26, Sector 27, Sector 31, Sector 34, Sector 38, Sector 45, Sector 47, Sector 56 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Tree, up to 20 m tall. Bark in young tree smooth and ash coloured becoming rough and dark brown in old. Stipules 1-2 mm long. Rachis 12-25 cm long, terete, glabrous. Leaves compound 22.5-40 cm long, with 3-8 pairs of opposite leaflets, 6-10 (20) cm long. Flowers arranged in drooping racemes, each raceme c. 10-45 cm long. Calyx 5, hairy, ovate, 9 mm long. Petals 5, obovate, blunt, distinctly veined. Stamens 10. Ovary slender, thinly appressed hairy, style sturdy, stigma punctiform. Pods terete, glabrous, indehiscent, 40-60 cm long, 1.5-2 cm broad, black glossy brown, 40-100 seeded | Leaf Details | Leaves Paripinnate, 1-2 Ft. Long; Rachis Terete. Leaflets 4-8 Pairs, 3-6 By 2-3 In., Ovate Or Ovate-oblong, Sub-coriaceous, Acuminate, Entire; Lateral Nerves Parallel, Numerous |
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