CASSIA FRUTICOSA 
CASSIA ancient Greek plant name, FRUTICOSA shrubby 
English name: 
Drooping Cassia. 
Family : 
Leguminosae. 
Country of origin : 
Tropical America. 
Colour : 
Light Yellow. 
Carden use: 
a tall shrub with open branch- 
ing; the flowers droop from 
the ends of the branches ; 
free flowering in Singapore; 
needs full sun. 
Propagation : 
by seeds. 
Flower characters : 
sepals petals t; (unequal), 
stamens 7 with 3 rudiments, 
anthers opening by terminal 
pores, ovary 1, with many 
ovules. 
A, stamens, enlarged, showing terminal pores, 
and protruding style. 
B, open fruit with seeds exposed. 
C, fruit unopened (round in section). 
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