Senna siamea

Senna siamea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Cassieae
Genus: Senna
Species:
S. siamea
Binomial name
Senna siamea
(Lam.) Irwin et Barneby
Synonyms
  • Cassia arayatensis Naves
  • 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 & Rose S
  • Sciacassia siamea (Lam.) Britton
  • Senna sumatrana (DC.) Roxb.

Senna siamea, also known as Siamese cassia,[1] kassod tree, cassod tree and cassia tree,[2][3] is a legume in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is native to South and Southeast Asia, although its exact origin is unknown.[4]

It is a medium-size, evergreen tree growing up to 18 m (60 ft) with yellow flowers. It is often used as shade tree in cocoa, coffee and tea plantations. In Thailand it is the provincial tree of Chaiyaphum Province and some places in the country are named after it.

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.

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Senna siamea​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Nana Garden". Archived from the original on 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  3. ^ "Gaeng Ki Lek: On the Trail of a Curry from Northern Thailand to Suburban KL (Part 2 of 2)".
  4. ^ "AgroForestryTree Database". Archived from the original on 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2011-08-31.