Cassia javanica Linnaeus subsp. nodosa (Roxburgh) K. & S.S. Larsen
Description (see also Cassia javanica )
Deciduous tree ; always with an armed trunk. Differs from subsp. javanica in normally having fewer leaflets (5-12 pairs) with an acute apex; the inflorescence axis is usually more slender; and the petals are smaller (1.5-2 cm long); ovary hairy. In living specimens the green calyx is a distinguishing character.
Distribution
From southern Thailand through the Malay Peninsula, to Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands. It is also widely cultivated in the neotropics.
Habitat
Mixed evergreen forests at lower altitude.