Botanical Name - Cassia siamea

----- C. siamea, Lam. ; F.B.I. II-264. Brandi's Ind. Trees, 254. Gamble's Ind. Timbers, 274. Vern. Niala-Tangedi. Tel.

----- A moderate-sized tree with a grey smooth Bark, slightly fissured longitudinally. Leaves 1/2-1 ft. long. Leaflets 6-10 pairs, chartaceous, elliptic-oblong, tipped with a minute sharp mucro ( a stiff and sharp point ) glabrous on both sides ; 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 in. long, stipules caducous. Flowers yellow, petals 1/2 in. long. Racemes often corymbose, arranged in a large pyramidal terminal panicle, often 2 ft. long ; pedicels 1/2-1 in. long, bracts stiff, linear, much shorter than pedicels. Pod flat, thickened at sutures, minutely velvety, 4-10 in. long.

----- A native of Ceylon and is also found in the extreme south of the Madras Presidency. Very commonly planted in avenues along roadsides in Secunderabad, Hyderabad and other places and also in gardens. wood is and not inferior to ebony, with a dark brown to nearly black heartwood, in stripes of dark and light. It makes a good furniture wood. It is a handsome tree with bright yellow flowers and very ornamental. A very good species for covering denuded areas and in aforestation works. The tree is not browsed by animals. It can grow in almostany kind of soil. In suitable conditions it is a very fast growing species but gets diseased after 12 to 15 years.