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Cassia javanica
Also called Appleblossom Shower, Pink Cassia, Rainbow Shower, Apple Blossom Cassia, Apple Blossom Senna, Pink Shower
In Singapore: Pink Cassia, Sebusok, Bereksa, Beresah, Apple-blossom Cassia, Javanese Cassia, Busok Busok, 节荚决明 (Grown in Singapore)
Cassia javanica is a fast-growing, semi-deciduous tree from Southeast Asia, widely planted in tropical gardens and streets for its pink to crimson flower clusters. It grows large (25 to 40 m), so it suits open spaces rather than small gardens.
Cassia javanica, also known as Java cassia, pink shower, apple blossom tree, rainbow shower tree, and Palawan cherry, is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. Its origin is in Southeast Asia, but it has been extensively grown in tropical areas worldwide as a garden tree owing to its beautiful crimson and pink flower bunches.
The natural range of this species is from Assam (far northeastern India), to southern China, south through Malesia and Papuasia, to Queensland (Australia). It has been introduced to other tropical countries and areas, including India, Hawaii, Sri Lanka, tropical America and tropical Africa.
It is used medicinally as a substitute to Cassia fistula for treating constipation, colic, chlorosis and urinary disorders. Its leaves are effective against herpes simplex and the bark of C. javanica is one of the ingredients in ayurvedic and other traditional medicine antidiabetic formulations.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
