Senna siamea (Cassia Tree, Iron Wood Tree, Kassod Tree, Siamese Cassia, Siamese Senna)
Botanical Information
Family | Fabaceae |
Genus | Senna |
Species | siamea |
Synonyms | Cassia arayatensis, Cassia arborea, Cassia florida, Cassia gigantea, Cassia siamea, Cassia sumatrana, Cassia sumatrana, Chamaefistula gigantea, Sciacassia siamea, Sciacassia siamea |
Category | Tropicals, Woody |
Type | Tree (deciduous) |
References | Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2019-06-06. |
Origin | Southeast Asia including Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. |
Ethnobotanical Uses Disclaimer | The plant that is particularly useful for its high quality firewood. It is widely cultivated in the tropics both for this and for its many uses in agroforestry systems. |
Details
USDA Hardiness Zone | 11 |
USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
Canadian Hardiness Zone | Requires cold season protection under glass. |
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RHS Hardiness Zone | H1c |
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Temperature (°C) | Above 4.5 |
Temperature (°F) | 40 |
Height | 9-12 m |
Spread | 6-9 m |
Growth | Fast |
Flowering Period | April, May, June, July |
Description and Growing Information
General Description | A medium-size, tree with a crown that is usually dense and rounded when young, later becoming irregular and spreading with drooping branches. |
ID Characteristic | This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds. |
Shape | Irregular and spreading with drooping branches. |
Landscape | It is used as an ornamental and planted along the sides of roads, shade tree, and windbreak. |
Propagation | By woody stem cuttings, and seed. |
Cultivation | Grow in rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. |
Notable Specimens | Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
Habitat | Various types of forests at low elevations, and in secondary forest formations on the plains. |
Bark/Stem Description | An erect and slender stem up to 30 cm in diameter. |
Leaf Description | Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound, with slender, green-reddish, tinged axis and 6 to 12 pairs of leaflets on short stalks, rounded at both ends. |
Flower Description | Bright yellow flowers. |