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Cassia fistula L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 377 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Fabales
family
Fabaceae
genus
Cassia
species
Cassia fistula

Name

Synonyms
Bactrilobium fistula (L.) Willd.
Bactyrilobium fistula (L.) Willd.
Cassia bonplandiana DC.
Cassia excelsa Kunth
Cassia fistula var. ovata DC.
Cassia fistuloides Collad.
Cassia fistulosa L.
Cassia fistulosa L. ex R.W.Long & Lakela
Cassia rhombifolia Roxb.
Cathartocarpus excelsus G.Don
Cathartocarpus fistula (L.) Pers.
Cathartocarpus fistuloides (Collad.) G.Don
Cathartocarpus rhombifolius (Roxb.) G.Don
Homonyms
Cassia fistula L.
Cassia fistula Herbb. ex Oliv., 1871
Cassia fistula Herbb.
Cassia fistula Blanco
Cassia fistula Brenan
Cassia fistula Prasad, 1994
Common names
Cañafistula | lluvia de oro in Spanish
Golden shower in English
Indian-laburnum in English
Röhrenkassie in German
bâton casse in French
cana-fístula in language.
canafistula-verdadeira in Portuguese
canéficer in French
casse fistuleuse in French
cañafístula in Spanish
chuva-de-ouro in language.
chuva-de-ouro in Portuguese
cássia-fístula in language.
cássia-imperial in Portuguese
cássia-imperial in language.
golden shower in English
golden shower in English
golden-rain in language.
pudding-pie-tree in language.
purging cassia in English
purging cassia in language.
rörkassia in Swedish
រាជឆ្ពឹស in Central Khmer
Liquorice Plant in English
Purging Cassia in English
Indian laburnum in English
Trommelstok in English
golden shower in English
golden-rain in English
pudding pipe tree in English
purging fistula in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Piedrahita Idárraga, A., Urrea, L. M., Roldán Palacio, F. J., & Cardona Naranjo, F. A. (2016). Flora del Magdalena Medio áreas de influencia de la central térmica Termocentro. Medellín, Colombia: ISAGEN – Universidad de Antioquia, Herbario Universidad de Antioquia
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