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Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby (syn. Cassia arayatensis “sensu Naves, non Litv.”; Cassia arborea Macfad.; Cassia florida Vahl; Cassia gigantea DC.; Cassia siamea Lam.; Cassia siamea var. puberula Kurz; Cassia sumatrana Roxb.; Cassia sumatrana DC.; Chamaefistula gigantea G.Don; Sciacassia siamea (Lam.) Britton; Sciacassia siamea (Lam.) Britton & Rose; Senna sumatrana (DC.) Roxb.);
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Siamese/ thai/ yellow Cassia, Ironwood tree, Bombay blackwood, Thailand shower, Siamese Senna • Hindi: Seemia, Kassod कसोद • Marathi: Kassod • Kannada: Sima tangedu, Hiretangedi, Motovolanyaro • Tamil: Manjal konrai, Manje-konne, Chelumalarkkonrai • Malayalam: Manjakonna, Manjakonnei • Telugu: Sima tangedu, Kurumbi;
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SEN-nuh — Latin form of Arabic word for a thorny bush
SI-am-ee-ya — of or from Siam (Thailand) . Native to: Indo-China, Malaysia; naturalized / cultivated throughout tropics
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. Large tree reaching 30 m with up to 30 cm long leaves having 4-16 pairs of up to 7 cm long leaflets, glands absent; stipules minute 1 mm, caducous; flowers yellow in panicles of corymbs up to 12 cm long; pedicels 3-4 cm long; petals up to 2 cm long, upper clawed; stamens 10, upper three reduced; pod up to 30 cm long.
. I hope you meant Senna spectabilis Yes Sir Senna spectabilis Should be Senna siamea only as per images herein.
Cassia for ID : 190111 : AK-2:
Taken at Gangajal Nursery, Nasik, Maharashtra on the 1st of October,2010. A tree of medium height.
efloraofindia:”For Id 24092011MR6’’ big tree with attractive yellow flowers Pune:
Date/Time-Sep 2011 Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Pune Kothrud Yes Senna siamea (syn: Cassia siamea) seems to be the likely choice. cassia siamea or Senna siamea hindi name chakundi I too think that this is Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby of Leguminosae family. Cassia siamea. काशीद
efloraofindia:”For Id 230520121MR1’’ medium height tree at Pune: This is obviously an ornamental species of Cassia possibly Cassia siamea. Cassia siamea
Yes … The flowering month also matches, November-December
Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) :: Senna siamea in Chakan:
Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) Week: Cassia for ID Pune 7/12/2011SMP1:
A tree planted on roadside. Pune Sorry for poor quality pictures. Is it Cassia siamea or Cassia surattensis? I think yes          Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) :: Senna siamea in Maharashtra: Senna siamea (Jacq.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby SEN-nuh — Latin form of Arabic word for a thorny bush
SI-am-ee-ya — of or from Siam (Thailand) Nov 5, 2011 … along NH50 near Chakan, Maharashtra
commonly known as: Siamese cassia, Siamese senna, Thai cassia, Thailand shower Native to: Indo-China, Malaysia; naturalized / cultivated throughout tropics more views: Nov 5, 2011 … along NH50 near Chakan, Maharashtra Aug 8, 2008 … along NH3 near Padgha, Maharashtra A nice set indeed. Naturalised tree. A favourite of Pune corporation for roadside plantation due to its fast growth.
. efloraofindia:”05122011MR5’’ “Fabaceae-Caesalpinioidea (Caesalpiniaceae) Week: Senna siamea at Pune: Common Avenue Tree in Haryana Also I happened to travel to the same area today again. Attaching pics of pods of the same tree but it was late evening and could not get very clear pics
Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) Week: Senna siamea from Delhi: syn: Cassia siamea Lam.
Common names: kassodtree, Siamese cassia, Siamese senna, Thai cassia, Thailand shower
Large tree reaching 30 m with up to 30 cm long leaves having 4-16 pairs of up to 7 cm long leaflets, glands absent; stipules minute 1 mm, caducous; flowers yellow in panicles of corymbs up to 12 cm long; pedicels 3-4 cm long; petals up to 2 cm long, upper clawed; stamens 10, upper three reduced; pod up to 30 cm long. Common avenue tree in Delhi flowering in November-December, photographed from Vikas Puri.
        Senna sp. from Hooghly: Attaching images of a Senna sp. Species : Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby Roadside tree, about 25 feet leaf = compound, rachis 17 cm, leaflets 7 pairs, petiole 0.3 cm, leaflet (longest) 6 cm x 2.1 cm flower diam. 3.7 cm, pedicel 2.6 cm, longest filament 1 cm, carpel 1.8 cm pod 19.5 cm x 1 cm Date : 13/8/12, 10.00 A.M. (pod from another tree) Place : Gobra (Hooghly) ID help : /species/a—l/f/fabaceae/cassia http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242348613 http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200012031 efi thread Looks like Senna siamia, but then it flowers in Delhi only in November-December Thank you for the probable ID of this tree, the keys you compiled to identify Cassia complex is excellent for an average user like me. A website informs, “…The flowering period is long, and flowers may often be found at various seasons (Troup 1921)….” for Senna siamea – For the past few months whatever i have learnt about plants is from you, and …
Attaching a pdf file, available at –
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/BK0007-04-9.PDF
Request for ID GD28112012: most of the babool are some species of Acacia OR Leucaena … this is not subabool. It is some species of Cassia. Yes it is Cassia. Any possibilities for this to be C.siamea ? Closeup of a flower and buds a twig with pods Most probably it is Senna siamea (= Cassia siamea) just as … hinted … family Fabaceae. Yes, seems like that. Thanks all.
Attached images may be Senna sp. Please ID the plant.
Date :21.10.2013
Location: Kamrup district, Assam
Family : Caesalpiniaceae
Genus & species : Senna sp.
Habitat: Grows wild on road side
Habit :Tree
Senna siamea I hope Yes Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby. It is blooming nowadays in subtropics. Yes one of the few trees flowering profusely in November-December at least in Delhi.
Senna siamea from Kolkata, West Bengal: SCFEB05 : 1 post by 1 author.
Senna siamea (Lam.) Irwin et Barneby (Fabaceae)
It is a medium-size, evergreen tree growing up to 18 m with beautiful yellow flowers. It is often used as shade tree in cocoa, coffee and tea plantations. Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound, with slender, green-reddish, tinged axis and 6 to 12 pairs of leaflets on short stalks, rounded at both ends.
Photographed from Hedua Park (near Scottish Church College), Kolkata, West Bengal during 2010.
TSP-MAY2016-59-387-Images of Senna siamea (Fabaceae) : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) It is my pleasure to present a few images of Senna siamea (Fabaceae) Habit: Tree Habitat: Wild, Wasteland Sighting: Chikmagalur and Tumkur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl and 800 msl Date:29-05-2014, 06-11-2014, 16-11-2014, 24-11-2014 and 06-10-2015
           
Flowering trees in delhi–kassod(Senna siammea – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Senna siamea- Kassod (Siamese/thai/yellow cassia, Ironwood tree, Bombay blackwood, Thailand shower) – indiantreepix | Google Groups Plant I.D : 080605 – indiantreepix | Google GroupsCassia siamea Lamk. – indiantreepix | Google Groups Senna siamea – Siamese Cassia Senna Siamea or Kassod? – indiantreepix | Google Groups Crooked, and then some – indiantreepix | Google Groups . Senna siamea from Kaikondrahalli lake, Bangalore-GS27012022-4: 5 very high res. images.
Senna siamea photographed from near Kaikondrahalli lake, Bangalore, 17-9-2015. . Tree from Bilaspur for id: Mixed thread: 3 images.
Request for I’d of another tree (not in flowering) from Bilaspur. Photographed in March 2022. Check please
Senna?
Senna sophera? Senna siamea . Senna? sp.for ID from Lal Bagh Bangalore-GS17052022-5: 4 very high res. images. I think close to images at Senna siamea Thanks …, I think you are right. . I’d of cultivated tree Senna: 2 high res. images. Pl. check I guess the correct ID .
. Fabaceae: Senna cyamea: 5 high res. images. Synm. Cassia cyamea
From Andhra University campus, Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh
Correct spelling is Senna siamea . References:
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