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Cassia fistula L.

Synonyms

Bactyrilobium fistula, Cassia bonplandiana, Cassia excelsa, Cassia fistuloides, Cassia rhombifolia, Cathartocarpus excelsus, Cathartocarpus fistula, Cathartocarpus fistuloides, Cathartocarpus rhombifolius

Common names

Golden shower tree

Extract from Wikipedia article

Cassia fistula, known as the golden shower tree and by other names, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It ranges from southern Pakistan eastward throughout India to Myanmar and Thailand and south to Sri Lanka. In literature, it is closely associated with the Mullai (forest) region of Sangam landscape. It is the national tree of Thailand, and its flower is Thailand's national flower. It is also the state flower of Kerala in India and of immense importance amongst the Malayali population. It is a popular ornamental plant and is also used in herbal medicine.

Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park at early morning. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Blooming golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park at morning. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Flowers of golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park at morning. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) with flowers in Aspire Park at morning. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) with yellow flowers in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Sand Trail, Doha, Qatar

Blooming golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in bloom in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Yellow flowers of golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Pendulous racemes of yellow flowers of golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Sand Trail, Doha, Qatar

Pendulous yellow flowers of golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Pendulous inflorescense of golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Sand Trail, Doha, Qatar

Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 28, 2015
Al Wosail St, Doha, Qatar

Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park at morning. Doha, Qatar, October 22, 2015
Sand Trail, Doha, Qatar

Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in bloom in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 17, 2016
Sand Trail, Doha, Qatar

Flowers of golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) on the ground in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 17, 2016
Sand Trail, Doha, Qatar

Blooming golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 19, 2016
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 19, 2016
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) with flowers in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 19, 2016
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 19, 2016
Sand Trail, Doha, Qatar

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Cassia fistula, Wikipedia article
• Cassia fistula from www.catalogueoflife.org
• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

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Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.