Thailand shower, kassod tree, Siamese tree, Siamese acacia
Cassia siamea (syn. Senna siamea)
Leguminoseae
Leguminoseae
Tree that grows to 15 m high. The leaves are compound, 30 cm long, with 7 to 15 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are 3 to 7 cm long, dark green above, pale green below. Notice the small spike at the end of the leaflet (below). The flowers are yellow and cluster at the end of branches. The pods are flat, narrow and 20 to 30 cm long. indigenous to Burma and Thailand. Planted as an ornamental tree in the Philippines.
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