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Cassia renigera Benth.

HIGHER TAXON: Cassieae

GENUS: Cassia L.

Cassia renigera Benth. [Preferred name]
Cassia javanica ssp. renigera Benth. {Synonym}

VERNACULAR NAME:
	Burmese Cassia [3626]; Burmese Pink Cassia [2, 2021, 3391, 3618, 3626]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Africa: Uganda (I) [2]
Asia: Bangladesh (I) [3383]; Burma (N) [3911]; India (I) [1914, 3018, 3032, 3092, 3372, 3375, 3377, 3391, 3594, 3604, 3618, 3911]; Assam [3391]; Delhi [3372]; Karnataka [3018]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3604]; Manipur [3391]; Mizoram [3391]; Nagaland [3391]; Punjab [3377]; Tamil Nadu [3032]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3594]; West Bengal [3618]; Malaysia (I) [3911]; Myanmar (N) [106, 1914]; Pakistan (I) [2021]; Peninsular Malaysia (I) [1936, 3911]

HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [106];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [2, 1936, 2021, 3001, 3011, 3092, 3375, 3383, 3391, 3618, 3911] ; Illustration [3383, 3618]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing [3911] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS ; Habit: Tree [3911] ; Lifespan: Perennial [3911] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1993 Polhill RM, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

USES:
	Environmental [2, 2021, 3001, 3372, 3375, 3911]; Miscellaneous [2021, 3372, 3375]; Wood [3391, 3627]

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

2.		Dale, I.R., 1953
		A descriptive list of the introduced trees of Uganda

106.		Brenan, J.P.M., 1967
		Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill

1914.		Sanjappa, M., 1992
		Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...

1936.		De Wit, H., 1955
		Webbia 11: 197-292. A revision of the genus Cassia...

2021.		Ali, S.I., 1973
		Flora of Pakistan, No.54 Caesalpiniaceae. Karachi:Univ Karac

3001.		Ding Hou, Larsen, S & Larsen, K, 1996
		Flora Malesiana I, 12,2:409-784.Caesalpiniaceae.

3011.		Corner, E.J.H, 1952
		Wayside trees of Malaya (2nd ed.) Singapore.

3018.		Rao, R.R. & Razi, B.A., 1980
		A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District

3032.		Chandrabose, M. & Nair, N.C., 1987
		Flora of Coimbatore

3092.		Deb, D.B., 1981
		The Flora of Tripura State Vol 1

3372.		Maheshwari, J.K., 1963
		The Flora of Delhi

3375.		Singh, A.N., 1993
		In: Verma,D.M. & al. (Eds.) Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Vol.1.

3377.		Sharma, M., 1990
		Punjab Plants Check-list

3383.		Khatun, R.B., 1987
		Tree Legumes of Bangladesh

3391.		Singh, V., 2001
		Monograph on Indian Subtribe Cassiinae (Caesalpiniaceae)

3594.		Babu, C.R., 1977
		Herbaceous Flora of Dehradun. New Delhi.

3604.		Isaacs, M., 1927
		The Commoner Flowering Plants of Western India. Delhi.

3618.		Benthall, A.P., 1946
		The trees of Calcutta. Calcutta.

3626.		Publ. & Inform. Directorate, 1985
		The welth of India:Dictionary of Indian Raw Materials..Vol.1

3627.		Publ. & Inform. Directorate, 1992
		The welth of India:Dictionary of Indian Raw Materials..Vol.3

3911.		DeWit, H.C.D., 1955
		Webbia 11:197-292.Revision of Gen. Cassia as occ.in Malaysia