Cassia roxburghii, the red cassia, Roxburgh's cassia or Ceylon senna, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It ranges throughout South India and Sri Lanka.
The Latin specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish Botanist William Roxburgh.
Description
The red cassia is a medium-sized tree, growing to tall with spreading, drooping branches. The leaves are clusters of pink, rose or orange flowers, long, and pinnate with three to eight pairs of leaflets, each leaflet long and broad. The flowers are produced in pendulous racemes long, each flower diameter with red to pinkish petals. The fruit is a legume.
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Anthraquinone glycosides from Cassia roxburghii and evaluation of its free radical scavenging activity Itis.org
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Flora of India (region) Flora of Sri Lanka Flora of Nepal