Senna siamea (Lamarck) Irwin et Barneby

Description:

Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.Cassia siamea Lam. Fabaceae. CN; [Malay - Jaha, Johar, Johak, Juaq, Guah hitam, Johor, Juah], Siamese Cassia, Black-wood cassia, Bombay blackwood, Cassia, iron wood, Kassod tree, Siamese senna, Thai copper pod, Thailand shower, Yellow cassia. Native to Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and exotic to many other tropical regions of the world. Plant cultivated for its timber. Shoots eaten as vegetable and preparation of folk medicines. Recently widely planted as urban landscape plant.Synonyms:Cassia florida VahlCassia siamea Lamk.Senna sumatrana Roxb.www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/Products/AFDbases/af/...www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?9387