They are also known as golden wonder tree, American cassia, popcorn tree, Cassia excelsa, golden shower tree or Archibald's cassia. The plant has become an invasive alien species in parts of Africa such as Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda, and also in South-India, after it was introduced for resources such as firewood as well as to help ...

Scientific Name: Cassia excelsa Schrad. Sun Exposure: Full sun. Origin: Brazil, Ecuador. Growth Habits: Semievergreen medium-sized tree, Fast growing to 25 to 30 feet tall and wide (7.5-9 m); smooth gray trunk; branchlets and petioles pubescent; pinnate …

Apr 2, 2014 · Senna spectabilis is an attractive small- to medium-sized (to about 10 m tall) multi-stemmed tree, native to Central and South America and naturalized in many other parts of the humid tropics, particularly the Philippines and East and southern Africa.

Synonyms: [Senna spectabilis var. excelsa, Cassia carnival] Height: 20-30 feet ; Width: 20-30 feet; Exposure: Full Sun; Irrigation : Medium Water Needs; Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F

Senna spectabilis, often called Cassia excelsa or the showy senna, is a stunning flowering shrub originating from the Americas and widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in various tropical and subtropical regions.

NOME CIENTÍFICO: Senna spectabilis var. excelsa. NOME POPULAR: cássia-do-nordeste, canafístula-de-besouro, são-joão, pau-de-ovelha. SINONÍMIA: Cassia excelsa, Cassia fastigiata. FAMÍLIA: Leguminosae - Fabaceae. CICLO DE VIDA: Perene. ORIGEM: Brasil. PORTE: De 6 até 9 metros de altura.

Jul 10, 2023 · Senna spectabilis var. excelsa (Schrad.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby F abaceae . In: Farias Paiva de Lucena, R., Dias da Cruz, D. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Brazil.

Jan 19, 2024 · Senna spectabilis is commonly known as Cassia excelsa, Cassia fastigiata, or Cassia multijuga. It is also referred to as "cassia" or "golden wonder tree." Description: Senna spectabilis is a deciduous tree, reaching heights of 10 to 15 meters. Its compound leaves are pinnate, with several pairs of leaflets.

Very showy, bunches of bright yellow flowers, up to 1.6 inches wide (4 cm) in large dense racemes, at the ends of the branches, up to 2 feet long (60 cm), in late summer.

Senna spectabilis (sin. Cassia excelsa, C. spectabilis) is an endemic tree of South America and Africa, very common in Brazil, where it is known as "canafistula-de-besouro" and "cassia-do-nordeste". In folk medicine, this plant is indicated for the treatment of constipation, insomnia, anxiety, epilepsy, malaria, dysentery and headache.