Cassia fistula
Golden Shower, Indian Laburnum
Other regional names: Liquorice Plant +1 more
- Liquorice Plant
- Trommelstok
Also known as: Bactrilobium fistula (L.) Willd. +10 more
- Bactrilobium fistula (L.) Willd.
- Bactyrilobium fistula (L.) Willd.
- Cassia bonplandiana DC.
- Cassia fistula var. ovata DC.
- Cassia fistuloides Collad.
- Cassia fistulosa L. ex R.W.Long & Lakela
- Cassia rhombifolia Roxb.
- Cathartocarpus excelsus G.Don
- Cathartocarpus fistula (L.) Pers.
- Cathartocarpus fistuloides (Collad.) G.Don
- Cathartocarpus rhombifolius (Roxb.) G.Don
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Cassia fistula (commonly known as Golden Shower or Indian-laburnum) is a tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. Originating in Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
India, Sri Lanka
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gambia, The, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Iraq, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe