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Taxon:
Cassia grandis
L. f.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cassia
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Cassieae
Subtribe:
Cassiinae
Nomen number:
9340
Place of publication:
Suppl. pl. 230. 1782 ("1781")
Verified:
03/14/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cassia brasiliana
Lam.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
IPGRI.
New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/databases/new_world_fruits_database/search.html
Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby.
1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:30.
Kartesz, J. T.
1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Luckow, M.
1996. The cultivated species of
Cassia
,
Senna
, and
Chamaecrista
(Leguminosae). Baileya 23:204-205.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):184.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds.
1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Villaseñor, J. L.
2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
Common names
English
appleblossom cassia –
Reference(s)
coral shower –
Reference(s)
horse cassia –
Reference(s)
pink shower –
Reference(s)
French
bâton casse –
Reference(s)
casse du Brésil –
Reference(s)
German
großfrüchtige Kassie –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
canafístula –
Reference(s)
cássia-grande –
Reference(s)
geneúna –
Reference(s)
Spanish
árbol de fuego –
Reference(s)
sándalo –
Reference(s)
Swedish
rosenkassia –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Campeche
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Colima
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guerrero
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
México
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Michoacán de Ocampo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Quintana Roo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tabasco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Para, Amazonas, Mato Grosso
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
e.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Hispaniola
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
s.w.
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Central America
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Loreto
questionably native
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere
Native
Northern America
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
REGION:
Mexico
(s.)
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
,
Cuba
(e.),
Jamaica
,
Montserrat
,
United States
[Puerto Rico (s.w.)]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Central America
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
(Para, Amazonas, Mato Grosso)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Peru
[Loreto (questionably native)]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Luckow, M.
1996. The cultivated species of
Cassia
,
Senna
, and
Chamaecrista
(Leguminosae). Baileya 23:204-205.
Medicines
folklore
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):184.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Name
References