The Red Cassia (Cassia roxburghii) -Trees of India

March 23rd, 2007 | admin

The red cassia (Cassia roxburghii) is a beautiful ‘red shower tree’ native to south India. The large shrub like tree grows to a height of five meters and produces flowers of red, pink, orange or rose. They are planted as avenue trees, alongside roads and paths for shade and coolness. The flowers appear in clusters. The long fruit bears several seeds. The main attraction is clusters of bright colored flowers that almost fully cover the tree.

Red cassia is also called Ceylon Senna. The tree is found in Sri Lanka too.

The fruits and bark are used in treating different diseases.

Cassia roxburghii belongs to the plant family Caesalpiniaceae.