Appearance
"Cassia javanica" is a fast growing, deciduous / semi-deciduous tree which flowers in spring and sheds its leaves in the winter months. It has a straight trunk that reaches heights of 25 - 40m.The leaves are paripinnate with 12 pairs of elliptical leaves.
The flowers range in colour from pale pink to crimson with yellow coloured stamens and are found in open clusters.
The ground under the tree is covered with a beautiful carpet of pink towards the end of the flowering season.
The fruit are housed in long cylindrical dark brown pods.
Naming
Seven subspecies are recognised by Plants of the World Online as of 8 March 2024, as follows:⤷ "C. j." subsp. "agnes" K.Larsen – synonyms "Cassia agnes" Brenan, "Cassia javanica" var. "agnes" de Wit, "Cassia indochinensis" V.Singh, " Cassia javanica" var. "indochinensis" Gagnep.
⤷ "C. j." subsp. "bartonii" K.Larsen – synonym "Cassia bartonii" F.M.Bailey
⤷ "C. j." subsp. "javanica" L.
⤷ "C. j." subsp. "microcalyx" K.Larsen – synonym "Cassia javanica" var. "microcalyx" H.S.Irwin & Barneby
⤷ "C. j." subsp. "nodosa" K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen – synonyms "Cassia nodosa" Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb., "Cathartocarpus nodosus" Steud.
⤷ "C. j." subsp. "pubiflora" K.Larsen – synonym "assia javanica" var. "pubiflora" Merr.
⤷ "C. j." subsp. "renigera" K.Larsen – synonym "Cassia renigera" Wall. ex Benth.
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