Tree Tale | Pink Cassia | English
Channel: Arvind Gupta
Date: 2015-05-22

This is the Pink Cassia or Cassia Javanica. It is also called as Java Cassia. The origins of this tree are in South East Asia but this beautiful tree has been grown extensively in tropical areas worldwide for its beautiful crimson and pink flowers. Here you can see the outline of the entire tree. The Cassia’s belong to the family of plants called Legumeniacea or the Lentil Family. It is same genus to which belongs the Indian Laburnum or the Amaltas Tree. There are over a 1000 Cassia species in the world. The Pink Cassia provides the Senna leaves and pods which are very important medicinal uses in pharmacy. The tree is grown all over the world for its delicate pink flowers. The shades of the petals vary from pale peach, to coral to pink. The shade of the petals depends on the amount of sunlight the flowers receive. The flower stalks do not bear any bracts as they fall off before the flower opens. This work was supported by IUCAA and Tata Trust. This film was made by Ashok Rupner TATA Trust: Education is one of the key focus areas for Tata Trusts, aiming towards enabling access of quality education to the underprivileged population in India. To facilitate quality in teaching and learning of Science education through workshops, capacity building and resource creation, Tata Trusts have been supporting Muktangan Vigyan Shodhika (MVS), IUCAA's Children’s Science Centre, since inception. To know more about other initiatives of Tata Trusts, please visit www.tatatrusts.org