Cassia leiandra Benth.

A tree. It grows 4-8 m tall. The crown is sparse. The trunk is twisted. It is 20-30 cm across. The leaves are compound and twice divided. Leaves are alternate and 20-30 cm long. There are 18-24 leaflets. They are 5-6 cm long by 1.7-2.2 cm wide. The flowers are at the ends of branches. Flower stalks are 25-45 cm long. They are very showy and yellow. The flower stalks are 3-5 cm long. The stamen have different forms with long ones forming an S shape. The fruit is a woody pod. It is 40-70 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The seeds are in a juicy, bittersweet pulp.

Forests of the floodplains and seasonally flooded forests near lagoons and canals. Most commonly found in secondary formations.

The pulp of the pod is eaten.

Plants are grown from seed. The seeds are harvested and scratched to break the hard seed coat, then planted fresh. They germinate in 2-4 weeks.