Cassia javanica subsp. renigera (wall. ex Baker) K.larsen

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Deviates from the former subspecies in having glabrous ovary; like subsp. micro-calyx it has small sepals, 4-5 mm long and short but distinctly clawed petals, 15-35 mm long. Pods 2.5 cm diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

UsesA rapid growing ornamental.
Uses experimental purposes ornamental wood
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Laxatives (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Cathartics (leaf), Hypercholesterolemia (seed), Hypoglycemic agents (seed)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cassia javanica subsp. renigera world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Iceland, Myanmar, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:973954-1
WFO ID wfo-0000203409
COL ID RM2Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cassia renigera Cassia javanica subsp. renigera