Cassia fistula Common Name | Golden Shower Tree, ‘Indian laburnum’ or (in Thailand) ‘lantern tree’ Type | Tree Family | Leguminosae Origin | India, Sri Lanka Leaf arrangement| alternate Leaflet margin|entire; undulate Leaflet shape | elliptic (oval) Leaflet venation|pinnate Type and persistence |deciduous Leaflet blade length| 4 to 8 inches Foliage | Characteristics| Height | 30' - 40' Spread| 30' - 40' Crown uniformity | irregular outline or silhouette Crown shape| oval; upright; vase shape Growth Rate| Fast Trunk/bark/branches | droop as the tree grows, and will require pruning for vehicular or pedestrian clearance beneath the canopy; not particularly showy; no thorns Maintenance | low Sun Tolerance | full sun Soil tolerances | clay; loam; sand; acidic; alkaline; well-drained Color | yellow Size |1.6"–2.8" diameter with five yellow petals of equal size and shape. Flower | Shape| elongated; pod Length| 12"- 24" Covering | dry and hard Color| purple Fruit | Use | Garden, Park, Shade, Specimen, Streetscape Problems| No pests are of major concern but occasionally bothered by caterpillars. Mildew, leaf spot, root rot diseases may occur. flower leaves fruits tree flower
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Cassia fistula
Common Name | Golden Shower Tree, ‘Indian laburnum’ or (in Thailand) ‘lantern tree’ Type | TreeFamily | LeguminosaeOrigin | India, Sri Lanka
Leaf arrangement| alternateLeaflet margin|entire; undulateLeaflet shape | elliptic (oval)Leaflet venation|pinnateType and persistence |deciduousLeaflet blade length| 4 to 8 inches
Trunk/bark/branches | droop as the tree grows, and will require pruning for vehicular or pedestrian clearance beneath the canopy; not particularly showy; no thorns
ornamental, low-grade timber and paper. Traditional medicine uses infusions of leaves and bark as mouthwash, for throat infections as a gargle and use for production of traditional fragrance.Also has religious and cultural significance .
Foliage |
Leaf arrangement| opposite pairsLeaflet shape | ovate to ellipticalLeaflet venation| pinnate Type and persistence |Evergreen and coriaceousLeaflet blade length| 15.1"–12.6"
Color | orange or yellow and Size |occurring in dense, globular heads of approximately 2.2" diameter
Common Name | Akar dani, Rangoon creeper, MaloteeType | vineFamily | CombretaceaeOrigin | India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia , Thailand
Leaf arrangement| opposite pairsLeaflet shape | elliptic or ovate-oblongLeaflet venation| acuminate Type and persistence | evergreen Leaflet blade length| 3"-6"
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Characteristics|
Height | 25' - 35'Spread| 15'- 20'
Crown uniformity | spreading
Growth Rate| very fast
Trunk/bark/branches | thin, grey, peeling off in small flakes
Maintenance | low
Sun Tolerance | full sun to partial shade
Soil tolerances | clay; loam; acidic, medium to well-drained
Color | emerges white and with age turn pink and then red.Size | .6" diameter with 5 petals Shape | fragrant and tubular
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Shape| 5 deep furrows between the anglesLength| 1" - 1.2"Covering | dry and hardColor| glossy and dark brown
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Use | ornamental plant, as hedge, climbers use as an herbal medicine
Problems |plant is relatively pest free.
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Strelitzia reginae
Common Name| crane flower, bird of paradise,Type | herbaceousFamily | StrelitziaceaeOrigin | South Africa
Leaf arrangement| most emerge from the soil, usually without a stemLeaflet margin| red-edgedLeaflet shape | oblong Type and persistence | evergreen Leaflet blade length| 10"- 30" long and 10–30 cm broad
Foliage |
Characteristics|
Height | 6.6'Spread| 2'-4'
Crown shape | fan shaped
Growth Rate| slow
Trunk/bark/branches |typically multi-trunked or clumping stems
Leaf arrangement| opposite/suboppositeLeaflet margin| entireLeaflet shape | elliptic Leaflet venation| pinnateType and persistence | deciduous Leaflet blade length| 5-10 cm long and 1–3.5 cm broad
Color | red , purpleSize | 3.9 - 5.9 in Shape | like orchid
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There is no fruit on this tree
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Use | large parking lot islands; wide tree lawns; recommended for buffer strips around parking lots or for median strip plantings in the highway; near a deck or patio; reclamation plant; shade tree; small parking; residential street tree. Problems |include a tendency to show nutritional deficiencies, especially potassium; the weak wood which is susceptible to breakage in storms; and the litter problem created by the falling leaves and flowers. Orchid-Tree may need occasional pruning to maintain its shape.
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Peltophorum pterocarpum
Common Name| yellow flameType | TreeFamily | LeguminosaeOrigin | Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
Leaf arrangement| alternateLeaflet margin| entireLeaflet shape | oblongLeaflet venation| pinnate Type and persistence | decidudousLeaflet blade length| 2 inches
Use | recommended for buffer strips around parking, highway; reclamation plant; shade tree;
Problem |no pests are normally seen on the tree
Shape| elongated; podLength| 2-4 inchesCovering | dry and hardColor| purple; red
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Ficus religiosa
Common Name| Bo tree, Sacred FigType | TreeFamily | MoraceaeOrigin | India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, southwestern China, northern Thailand and Vietnam
Leaf arrangement| alternateLeaflet margin| entireLeaflet shape | cordate with tail like tipLeaflet venation| pinnate Type and persistence | evergreenLeaflet blade length| 7 inches
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Characteristics|
Height | 60-100 feetSpread| 60-100 feet
Crown shape | oval or roundCrown uniformity | irregular
Growth Rate| moderate
Trunk/bark/branches |Dark Brown or Light Green, Smooth, exfoliating in irregular rounded flakes.
Maintenance | low
Sun Tolerance | full sun;
Soil tolerances | Loam or Sand, moist
Inconspicuous has separate male and female flowers on the same tree (monoecious)
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Use | considered sacred by the followers of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism; used in traditional medicine;an ornamental shade tree, as a container plant. Bonsai; Problems|No serious insect or disease problems.
Shape| figLength| 0.25 - 0.50 inchesCovering | dry and hardColor| green ripening to purple
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Jacaranda obtusifolia
Common Name| Fernleaf Jacaranda, JacarandaType | TreeFamily | BignoniaceaeOrigin | North and Central South America, from Venezuela to Bolivia.
Leaf arrangement| oppositeLeaflet margin| entireLeaflet venation| bi-pinnately compoundLeaflet shape | obovate; rhomboidType and persistence | deciduousLeaflet blade length| 0.39 in