Cassia queenslandica
(Cassia)
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FAMILY |
Fabaceae / Caesalpiniaceae |
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Species |
Cassia queenslandica |
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Common name |
Cassia |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers yellow; tree |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
This small tree is similar in appearance to Cassia brewsteri but it can be distinguished by the petals being 15-20 mm long rather than 5-15 mm long and there are usually many more flowers per raceme, >50 rather than <50. Leaves compound, leaflets in 5-8 pairs. Petals yellow; fruit a cylindrical pod 35-50 cm long and 1.5-2 cm dam., seeds reddish.
