Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Cassia fistula
KASS-ee-uh -- from an ancient Greek name kasia used by Dioscorides
FIST-yoo-luh -- meaning, hollow (tube-like)
commonly known as: golden shower tree, Indian laburnum • Bengali: বাঁদরলাঠি bandaralathi, সোনালী sonali • Gujarati: ગરમાળો garmalo • Hindi: अमलतास amaltas, स्वर्णपुष्पी swarn-pushpi • Konkani: बलो balo • Malayalam: കണിക്കൊന്ന kanikkonna • Manipuri: চহুঈ chahui • Marathi: बहावा bahava • Mizo: ngaingaw • Tamil: கொன்ற konrai • Urdu: املتاس amaltas
Native to: India
References: Flowers of India • Top Tropicals • Dave's Garden • M.M.N.P.D. • Wikipedia
