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Cassia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cassia fistula Linnaeus. Common name: Golden Shower. Phenology: May-Jul (-Oct). Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental and persistent, weakly spreading to disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of s. Asia.

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Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, SE3, Isely (1975), Isely (1998); < Cassia fistula L. — Irwin & Barneby (1982); Cassia fistula L. Basionym: Cassia fistula L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Cassia fistula - FNA11.1

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