cassia fistula ppt

Welcome : 

Welcome

Cassia fistula : 

Cassia fistula Presentation done by, B.Pragadeeswaran, BSF-09-020.

Scientific classification : 

Scientific classification Kingdom : Plantae. Division : Magnoliophyta. Class : Magnoliopsida. Order : Fabales. Family : Fabaceae. Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae. Tribe : Cassieae. Genus : Cassia. Species : C. fistula

Distribution & Other names: : 

Distribution & Other names: native to southern Asia, from southern Pakistan. east through India to Myanmar and south to Sri Lanka . It is the national tree of Thailand. Tamil : konrai . Hindi : dhanbaher. English : Golden Shower Tree.

Habit: : 

Habit: Mesophytic tree ,grows abundantly in open deciduous forest. It is a medium-sized tree growing to 10-20 m tall with fast growth. Cassia fistula is widely grown as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical areas.

Leaves: : 

Leaves: Alternate, petiolate ,Leaflets ovate. The leaves are deciduous ,or semi-evergreen. 15-60 cm long, pinnate with 3-8 pairs of leaflets. Each leaflet 7-21 cm long and 4-9 cm broad.

Flowers: : 

Flowers: Bracteate, Ebeacteate, zygomorphic, Bisexual & Hypogynous. The flowers are produced in pendulous racemes. 20-40 cm long, each flower 4-7 cm diameter with five yellow petals of equal size and shape.

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Contin….. Calyx - Sepals 5, Polysepalous , yellowish green in colour. Corolla - Petals 5, Polypetalous , petal smallest . Androecium - Stamens 10, arranged in two whorls of 5 each , Anthers dorsifixed. Gynoecium - Ovary superior, monocarpellary ,Unilocular.

Fruit & seed : 

Fruit & seed A legume , cylindrical in shape and divided into segments. Seed - Large ,circular in shape. The seeds are poisonous.

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Medicinal uses: : 

Medicinal uses: In Ayurvedic medicine, Golden Shower Tree is known as "disease killer". Its fruitpulp is used as mild laxative. as well as cardiac conditions and stomach problems such as acid reflux. flowers used for fever, root as a diuretic. The bark and leaves are used for skin diseases.

Other uses: : 

The plant is being considered as a firewood source in Mexico. The reddish wood, hard and heavy , strong and durable, is suited for cabinetwork, farm implements. The bark has been employed in tanning, often in conjunction with avaram. The drug "cassia fistula", a mild laxative, is obtained from the sweetish pulp around the seed. Other uses:

References: : 

References: wikimedia.org/wiki/Cassia_fistula. Author index .org/cassia. wareseeker.com/free-cassia-fistula/.