Cassia roxburghii
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| Cassia roxburghii | |
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| Tree in non-flowering stage | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Cassia |
| Species: | C. roxburghii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cassia roxburghii DC. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cassia roxburghii, the red cassia, Roxburgh's cassia or Ceylon senna,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[3] The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It ranges throughout South India and Sri Lanka.[4]
The Latin specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish Botanist William Roxburgh.[5]
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