| Cassia fistula | |
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| Golden shower tree in bloom | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Cassia |
| Species: | C. fistula
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| Binomial name | |
| Cassia fistula | |
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Cassia fistula, also known as golden shower,[3] purging cassia,[4] Indian laburnum,[5] kani konna,[6] or pudding-pipe tree,[7] is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It is the official state flower of Kerala state and Delhi UT in India.[6] It is also a popular ornamental plant and is also used in herbal medicine.
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Cassia fistula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T136142327A136142329. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cassia fistula". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Cassia fistula". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "Early konna blooms in Kochi set off alarm bells". February 14, 2019.
- ^ U. S. Department of Agriculture, William Saunders; Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture; Washington D. C.; June 5, 1891