Cassia roxburghii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Cassieae
Subtribus: Cassiinae
Genus: Cassia
Species: Cassia roxburghii
Name

Cassia roxburghii DC., Prodr. 2: 489. 1825.

Synonyms

Homotypic
Cathartocarpus roxburghii (DC.) Loudon, Hort. Brit. 167. 1830

Heterotypic
Cassia marginata Roxb., Hort. Bengal. [31]; Fl. Ind. 2: 338.
Cathartocarpus marginatus G.Don, Gen. Hist. 2: 453. 1832.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie-temperate
Regional: Indian subcontinent
India, Sri Lanka
Introduced into:
Bangladesh, Jawa, Kenya, Malaya, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

De Candolle, A.P. 1825. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 2: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 644 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 489.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cassia roxburghii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cassia roxburghii. Published online. Accessed: Aug 29 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Cassia roxburghii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug 29.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cassia roxburghii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
'eFloras 2008. Flora of Pakistan. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Vernacular names
English: Red Cassia, Red Indian Laburnum

Cassia roxburghii, the red cassia, Roxburgh's cassia or Ceylon senna,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[3] The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It ranges throughout South India and Sri Lanka.[4]

The Latin specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish Botanist William Roxburgh.[5]
Description
The red cassia is a medium-sized tree, growing to 15–20 m (49–66 ft) tall with spreading, drooping branches. The leaves are clusters of pink, rose or orange flowers, 15–60 cm (5.9–23.6 in) long, and pinnate with three to eight pairs of leaflets, each leaflet 7–21 cm (2.8–8.3 in) long and 4–9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) broad. The flowers are produced in pendulous racemes 20–40 cm (7.9–15.7 in) long, each flower 4–7 cm (1.6–2.8 in) diameter with red to pinkish petals. The fruit is a legume.

References

"Cassia roxburghii DC. — the Plant List".
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Red%20Cassia.html
"PlantFiles: Cassia Species, Ceylon Senna, Red Cassia".
"Floridata".

Stearn, William (1973). A Gardenerer's Dictionary of Plant Names (Revised ed.). London: Cassell (published 1963). p. 278. ISBN 0304937215.

Anthraquinone glycosides from Cassia roxburghii and evaluation of its free radical scavenging activity
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