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Cassia javanica L.

Synonyms

Cassia bacillus, Cassia fistula, Cassia megalantha, Cathartocarpus javanicus

Common names

Apple Blossom Tree, Pink Shower, Rainbow Shower Tree

Extract from Wikipedia article

Cassia javanica, also known as Java Cassia, Pink Shower, Apple Blossom Tree and Rainbow Shower Tree (Thai: ชัยพฤกษ์), is a species of tree in the Fabaceae family. Its origin is in Southeast Asia, but it has been extensively grown in tropical areas worldwide as a garden tree owing to its beautiful crimson and pink flower bunches.[+]

Pink shower tree (Cassia javanica) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, June 25, 2015
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Flowers of pink shower tree (Cassia javanica) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, June 25, 2015
Aspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar

Pink shower tree (Cassia javanica) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, May 3, 2016
Al Markhiya St, 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 javanica, Wikipedia article
• Cassia javanica from www.theplantlist.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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• Full names, synonyms, and classification of plants were found online from catalogueoflife.org and theplantlist.org using a script.
• Pictures of plants were selected from a database using a script.
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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.