Fabaceae
Apple blossom
Cassia javanica
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Cassia
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Common names
By language (17)
- Arabic
- كاسيا نودوزا, الكاسيا نودوزا, كاسيا ندوزا, كاسيا وردية
- arz
- كاسيا نودوزا
- Assamese
- ৰাধাচূড়া
- Bangla
- লাল সোনাইল
- Chinese
- 節果決明, 粉花决明, 粉花決明, 爪哇腊肠树, 爪洼决明, 粉花山扁豆, 节果决明, 雄黄豆
- English
- Apple blossom
- Finnish
- Jaavankassia
- French
- Casse de Java
- Gujarati
- કાસીદ
- hsb
- Javaska kasija
- Indonesian
- Trengguli wanggang
- Kannada
- ಜಾವ ತಂಗಡಿ
- Malay
- Pokok Bebusok
- Portuguese
- Cássia-javanesa, Cássia de java
- Thai
- ชัยพฤกษ์, ดอกชัยพฤกษ์, ต้นชัยพฤกษ์
- Tongan
- Mafatakipingikī
- Vietnamese
- Muồng hoa đào
Synonyms
- Bactyrilobium javanica (L.) Hornem.
- Cathartocarpus javanicus (L.) Pers.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June, August, November (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sabarni Sarker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: da7sg4, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ulhas P. Anand, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Alia Bizos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: prodewald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jan Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: neeta pattan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Gannu03, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.