Common Name: Golden Shower Tree
Scientific Name: Cassia fistula
Nepali Name: Raj Brichhya (राजवृक्ष)
Size: 10 m – 20 m (height)
Location: Pokhara, Nepal
Found in elevation up to 1200 m in the Indian sub-continent this tree grows up 10 m to 20m. Also known as Raj Brichhya in Nepal this beautiful tree produces yellow flowers bloom in late spring that covers the tree.
The branch has pendulous racemes ( indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis ) of long, grape-bunches of bright, yellow, fragrant flowers. The fruit is around 60cm long, hard, cylindrical, green, black after-ripening, and contains several seeds. Various parts of the tree are used for medicine along the pulp of the fruit is used as a mild laxative.
Please feel free to comment below if the above species has been misidentified.
Puskar Sapkota
Terai ma ropna milxa ki nai?
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Puskar ji, Generally the elevations for this tree are from sea level to 1300m. I have seen these trees grow in places where the elevations were ranging from 200m to 850m. I think I have seen some in Chitwan as well.
Sahila
Yes, it is in hilly region of Chitwan
Umesh Acharya
Do we have in Kathmandu?
Please tell me the location.
Thank you.
Lok
I had seen and picked this fruit , it was in Naradevi Ayurvedic hospital , Kathmandu . I am wandering to know about its medicinal property and use for which disease and how to use it.
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Hello Lok, Thank you for the comment. I have also heard about it being a medicinal plant as well but haven’t dived deep on this subject. There are some research papers that you can find in http://www.researchgate.net on this subject.
Ram
Can we buy this in dwarf variety? I have seen these trees in various parts of Kailali and in jungle near Jaukhar Lake, Dhangadhi.
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Ram ji, Thank you for the comment. I haven’t heard of a dwarf variety yet but maybe there might be some in the market. Apologies as I am not able to point you to a proper direction on this one. I am happy to hear about you buying some as this plant when flowering is as beautiful as it can be.