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Cassia roxburghii DC. (Syn: Cassia javanica sensu Bojer; Cassia marginata Roxb.; Cathartocarpus marginatus G.Don; Cathartocarpus roxburghii (DC.) Loudon);
. KASS-ee-uh — from an ancient Greek name kasia used by Dioscorides roks-BURGH-ee-eye — named for William Roxburgh, 18th century Scottish botanist, who specialized in the flora of India . commonly known as: Ceylon senna, red cassia .
Native to: southern India and Sri Lanka .
Difference from C.grandis as per Pradip Krishan’s Trees of Delhi:
 . As per efi thread: The leafy stipules of C. roxburghii are narrow, slender, and sickle-shaped.
. The other three species with similar flowers all have filaments swollen in the middle.
Their Keys:
1a. Ovary glabrous, leaflets oblong, densely velvety, tip mucronate; leafy bracts at base of each flower; stipules large leafy … Cassia renigera
1b. Ovary hairy …..(2)
2a. Stipules 5 mm long, linear, not leafy, leaflets acute, glabrous beneath; petals pink, fading to yellow-pink or white …….. Cassia nodosa
2b. Stipules 12-15 mm long, leafy, lealets usually obtuse, silky beneath; petals pink, turning dark red, fading to white …… Cassia javanica
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Cassia with pinkish-orange flowers Is it Cassia roxburghii ? UD 8212011 001: For last a couple of years when in town once in a while I have seen these strange arrangement of the flowers … see figure 1 and 2. Date/Time- August 15th 2011 Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Sea level or may be a bit below… Ganges plain Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Garden , Urban, in heavily polluted air Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree Height/Length- approximately 15 to 18 feet Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- pinnate, about 1.5 inches long, fine hair Inflorescence Type/ Size- Unique, Panicle growing from central vein outwards..see photos Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- across approximately 1.5 inches Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- not seen yet Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- do not know yet I think this may be Cassia Roxburghii…. need confirmation please…. If my interpretation is wrong … what is its ID? flowers of India is what I check first now a days… Quite likely the ID as C.roxburghii is correct. One grown up tree is at Hansoti Lane, Ghatkopar (W) planted by Dr.Hansoti himself. please tell me if your tree has this peculiar way the flowers arise as if out of the spine/vertebral column of a person lying face down .. and the drooping leaves are the persons ribs and arms… I think it should be C. roxburghii only. The other three species with similar flowers all have filaments swollen in the middle. and flower spike growing out of the “vertebral column” type arrangement… ???? I finally found something that looks like this.. at floridata site… floridata now what I want is a key for flowering pink.. red cassia… Here it is 1a. Ovary glabrous, leaflets oblong, densely velvety, tip mucronate; leafy bracts at base of each flower; stipules large leafy…….Cassia renigera
1b. Ovary hairy……..(2)
2a. Stipules 5 mm long, linear, not leafy, leaflets acute, glabrous beneath;
petals pink, fading to yellow-pink or white…..Cassia nodosa
2b. Stipules 12-15 mm long, leafy, lealets usually obtuse, silky beneath; petals pink, turning dark red, fading to white…..Cassia javanica
Ornamental Cassia For ID : Muscat : 020613 : AK-2 : Attachments (5). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Another cultivated Cassia with orange flowers. Straight pods. This is Cassia roxburghii to me.
Cassia roxburghii DC. from Mumbai : VG-JAN-01 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Both during and out of the flowering period, the Pink Cassias are sprouting new leaves throughout the year and there is much to delight in the charm of their youth. Each raw, yellow-green newborn leaf of Cassia roxburghii must go through a subtle palette of glaucous tints before arriving at its mature green complexion.
Unlike the large leafy stipules of Cassia javanica, those of C. roxburghii are narrow, slender, and sickle-shaped.
Photographed in Kandivali, North Mumbai. Thanks … for your keen observations and documenting it with photographs. As I said earlier it is interesting and important to follow your plants in non flowering stage too. Nicely depicted it. Worth remembering for all.
Flora picture of the year 2014 : Viplav Gangar : 9 posts by 8 authors. Attachments (1). Simply Marvellous!!! Out of the world!!! Thank you very much …, for your comments.
The foliage of this tree is equally delightful … will share in a separate post.
TSPNOV2015-40: Images of Cassia roxburghii (Fabaceae) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)
It is my pleasure to share few images of Cassia roxburghii (Fabaceae)
Habit: Medium tree
Habitat: Cultivated.
Sighting: Tiptur, Tumkur, Karnataka, about 800 msl
Date: 27-05-2014, 15-12-2015 and 10-08-2015 yes. very nice. never seen young (not Black) pods.
ps bark picturres ? do you have them?
pink cassia: 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Burmese pink cassia Cassia javanica subsp. renigera blooming in Chennai in August Uploading habit pic. Attachments (1) This should be Red Cassia Cassia roxburghii
tree id please L-12.2016(1) : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) I think Cassia roxburghii..
Cassia For ID : Bhopal : 22AUG15 : AK-43 : 43/43 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
An old picture of mine. Cultivated, avenue tree seen in Bhopal during a visit with tiny pink flowers. Cassia grandis Cassia grandis seen at Lalbagh, Bangalore seemed a little different. efi page on Cassia grandis Cassia roxburghii/ javanica. Please verify. With no swellings on the 3 long stamens it should be either C. roxhburghiii or C.grandis. It is not possible to decide the species as the photograph is not clear and difficult to get details of the flower and leaf arrangement etc. Please check Trees of Delhi web site specifically page 239 for differentiation. Thanks for the information. I have the book ‘Trees of Delhi’, but not with me right now. Will definitely go through it.
The picture was taken at a singal, when the vehicle stopped. There was low light and it was raining.
Couldn’t get better pictures.
Cassia For ID : Mumbai : 20AUG15 : AK-36 : 36/36 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Cassia seen in Jijamata Udyan on 15th Aug,2011. With very few flowers. Cassia species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) it could be C. nodosa. But the leaf character is not clear in the picture.
Re: Identification of Tree Species : 10 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (3)
Can someone please help in identifying this tree species? It almost certainly seems to be a species of cassia to me. Is this an endemic species to Tamil Nadu?
I saw this along the roadside while driving near Thanjavur.
Any help on this is much appreciated.
Pl. check comparative images at Cassia It is Cassia roxburghii DC.,
This tree is certainly not endemic to Tamilnadu. Most probably this is Cassia roxburghii.
Cassia roxburghii
Pl check for Cassia roxburghii
Cassia javanica ? – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Pl. confirm the id. of the attached photo of is it Cassia roxburghii? or any other sp.
Location: NBNP garden, Anaikatti (640 MSL), Coimbatore Dist., May be Cassia roxburghii.
Hampi, KA :: Cassia for validation :: ARK2020-059 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8)
Saw this Cassia in the ancient ruins complex in Hampi, KA in October 2019.
Is this C. roxburghii? Requested to please validate. I guess it is correct ID ! Cassia roxburghii    Ornamental Cassia For ID : Muscat : 020613 : AK-1 : Attachments (3 + 5 ). 9 posts by 5 authors. Very old pictures of Ornamental Cassia seen in Muscat during Nov & Dec. Medium trees, spreading out, cultivated. Tiny pink flowers. Id please. This is Cassia nodosa, I have propogated this plant by budding few years back at quram with by using Cassia fustula/amaltaj root stock.
Cassia nodosa grows very well in hot summer with full of flowers for more then 4 month with dark green foliage. Look at this link…toptropicals is there a difference in the flowering stalks’ arrangement there and here??? Please check for the most distinguishing character of C .nodosa i.e. there are ten yellow stamens, the longest three having a round swelling in the middle. That is why the name nodosa. If it is positive then it is Cassia javanica ssp. nodosa ( as per theplantlist). C.nodosa is a synonym of C.j. ssp. n. Your plant looks nearly – http://www.flickr.com/photos/jehane-ramola/5777336784/ and the pic in the link clearly shows nodes on three stamens as per key by …
But, it is interesting to note while “Bengal Plants”, FBI & FI inform that flowers of Cassia nodosa Ham, (Cassia javanica subsp. nodosa) are pink, FoC informs they are yellow – http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242311362 !!!
According to FBI, no. of leaflets 6 to 12 pairs. Some close ups taken today of the above Cassia. Thank you for the latest update, which shows your plant is not C. nodosa of Flora Indica, vol2, page 336. This is not C. javanica ssp. nodosa. Hence, this could be C. javanica provided the other vegetative characters tally. Adding one more picture with pods. Here it is. Taken on 22/7/2011.
Flowers are very tiny, not as big as Cassia javanica.
Hope this picture helps. How about this one (Cassia roxburghii )-
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=45196 ? Thanks for a possible id.
Will leave it to the experts to validate. I guess correct ID ! . ornamental Flowering
flowering time – october-nov flower color pinkish red
habit drooping branches please provide larger pictures, about 640 px wide at the least, 800 px wide is preferred; please keep the file size limited to about 150Kb. I think this is Delonix regia, but I am not sure, because I can’t see the detail. Cassia roxburgii .
I am not sure, C. roxburghii? Ok, I will check for leaflet and anther details Please post pictures of the individual flower showing stamens arrangement & leaf arrangement. I mean leaf showing no. of leaf lets, stipules etc. Pods as well for the proper ID. Also post habit picture (shrub or a tree) It is big tree like C. javanica, sorry to say but I have no other images of this tree Check Pradeep Kishen’s Trees of Delhi, where in the key for Cassia species have been provided. Is any one has this book handy please share pictures of Cassia sp. key, i am very thankful to him. Yes, appears close to images at Cassia roxburghiiDC.
Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) – Bangalore – Cassia roxburghii – Red Cassia Tree:
Request for ID: 130611SR1 Is this Cassia marginata?: This tree has been labelled as Cassia marginata at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens.
Though plantlist and tropicos say this is a synonym for Cassia roxburghii DC, both flowers look quite different.
Could you please help identify this tree?
Date – 7-June-2011
Location – Lalbagh Botanical Gardens
Photos are by …
Its cassia roxburghii – Red Cassia Cassia roxburghii for sure….flower stay on trees for long…. I am confused between two species that are supposed to be Cassia roxburghii. In the first one, I see more orange shades. The stamens are yellow. The flowers range from yellowish-orange to orange to deep pink. The description in Blatter book for Cassia roxburghii matches this.
The second one has less variation in color. Mostly pink to deep-pink. The stamens are orange to light red.
Are these two different species or are both classified as Cassia roxburghii.
Yes Cassia marginata Roxb. now correctly known as Cassia wallichii DC. pink to rose flowers with longer filaments without swellings in the middle.
Cassia roxburghii DC.
KASS-ee-uh — from an ancient Greek name kasia used by Dioscorides roks-BURGH-ee-eye — named for William Roxburgh, 18th century Scottish botanist, who specialized in the flora of India This ID needs validation; only these photos available. Aug 17, 2008 … at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai commonly known as: Ceylon senna, red cassia Native to: southern India and Sri Lanka more views: Aug 17, 2008 … at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai .
MS/2023/134 – ID of the tree.: 4 images.
I am forwarding herewith a set of photographs of a tree. Photographed in Chennai by a friend last week (22.10.23) and sent for ID. Please ID. Branches long and pendulous. Fabaceae ?? Yes. I am also of the same opinion. I think Cassia species. It does look like a pink Cassia. In view of the drooping branches and the slender, narrow stipules, it is likely to be Cassia roxburghii DC. . References:
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