Synonyms: |
Cassia siamea Lam. |
Common names: | Kassod tree (English) Siamese cassia (English) Siamese senna (English) |
Description: | Small to medium-sized tree; bark smooth, grey. Leaves paripinnate, 7.5–23 cm long; leaflets in 6–12 pairs, elliptic to oblong, 2.4–6.8 cm long, shortly mucronate at the tip, sparsely appressed-pubescent beneath, marginal nerve prominent; petiolules 2–3 mm long; petiole 2–4.2 cm long, pubescent. Inflorescences in branched terminal heads; pedicels 2.5–3.5 cm long. Sepals 5, broadly ovate, two c. 5 mm long, three c. 10 mm long, hairless to sparsely puberulous. Petals yellow, broadly obovate, c.12 mm long. Stamens 10. Pods linear, 15–23 cm long, hairless, slowly dehiscent along both sutures. |
Notes: | Grown for ornament and occasionally escaping in division W. |
Derivation of specific name: | siamea: of Siam (Thailand) |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Native to Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Saturday 1 October 2005 |
Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Page 148. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 266. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 150. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 44. Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 190 - 191. (Includes a picture). |