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Cassia roxburghii (Roxburgh's cassia; Red Cassia; Red Indian Laburnum)

Synonyms: Cassia javanica; Cassia marginata (heterotypic); Cathartocarpus marginatus; Cathartocarpus roxburghii

Wikipedia Abstract

The Red Cassia, (Cassia roxburghii), also known as the Roxburgh's cassia, and 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Cassia roxburghii

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium

Predators

Catopsilia pomona (Lemon emigrant butterfly)[2]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0