Cassia javanica
Apple Blossom, Appleblossom Shower
Other regional names: Pink Cassia +1 more
- Pink Cassia
- Rainbow Shower
Also known as: Bactyrilobium javanica (L.) Hornem. +5 more
- Bactyrilobium javanica (L.) Hornem.
- Cassia bacillus Roxb.
- Cassia fistula Blanco
- Cassia javanica var. javanica
- Cassia javanica var. pubifolia Merr.
- Cathartocarpus javanicus (L.) Pers.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Cassia javanica (commonly known as Apple Blossom or Appleblossom Shower) is a tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
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)
Angola, Colombia, Comoros, Ecuador, Gambia, The, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, India, Kenya, Marianas, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, West Himalaya, Zaïre
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms