PLANTS Profile for Cassia fistula (golden shower)

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PLANTS Profile

Cassia fistula L.
golden shower

Symbol:

CAFI3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I
VI		I

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Kitts. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Cassia fistula L.

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Synonyms:
Cassia fistula L.

CAFI9

Cassia fistulosa L. ex Long & Lakela

Distribution:
Cassia fistula L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Cassia fistula L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 11 species in Cassia

Classification:
Cassia fistula L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Cassia L. – cassia
Species	Cassia fistula L. – golden shower

Introduced Information:
Cassia fistula L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cassia fistula L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25749.

Related Web Sites:
Cassia fistula L.

Australia-Weeds Australia

HI-Plants of Hawaii (HEAR)

IN-New Crop Resource Online Program

Mexico-Veracruz-Insituto de Ecologia

Tropical Plant Database

www.ildis.org

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 05:43 PM CDT