Golden showers
Cassia sp. Paluma Range, Fam. Caesalpiniaceae
Shrub or small tree, usually 2 to 8m in height. Flaky bark, almost paperbark like on older plants.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Shrub, Small tree |
| Family: | Caesalpiniaceae |
| Leaf: | 6-13cm long with three to six pairs of leaflets. Leaflets, ovate, 1.6-4.5 x 1.2-1.7cm with 2-3mm long stalks. Dark green upper leaf surfaces and purple green lower surface, especially on new growth. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Yellow |
| Flower description: | Up to 30 yellow flowers on a stem 15cm long. Each flower has a 1cm long stalk. Sepals 3 x2mm, petals 7-10 x 3-5mm. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Brown, round, glabrous or pubescent pod. |
| Habitat: | Open forest, rainforest, woodland. |
| Distribution | Queensland. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | Department of Natural Resources (1996) Cassia sp. (Paluma Range G. Sankowsky 450). |
