Ever Green Nature

Name :Golden Shower Tree
Scientific name : Cassia fistula
Family :Fabaceae
Malayalam :KaniKonna
Hindi : Bendra lathi

The Golden Shower Tree or Indian laburnum Cassia locally known as Kanikkonna in the family Fabaceae, local to southern Asia, from southern Pakistan east through India to Myanmar and south to Sri Lanka. The flowers are of ritual importance in the Vishu festival. The medium-sized tree blooms in a particular season during the Medam month of Malayalam calendar (April-May), when Keralites celebrate Vishu.It is a medium-sized tree budding to 10-20 m tall with fast growth. The leaves are deciduous or semi-evergreen. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical areas. It blooms in the month of May; flowering is plentiful, with trees being covered with yellow flowers. The golden shower tree is the national flower of Thailand and is called Dok Khuen; its yellow leaves symbolize Thai royalty. The golden shower tree is the state flower of Kerala in India