Cassia fistula

Golden Shower Tree

As recorded: Cassia fistula L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Mumford, E.P.
Collector number: 631
Date: November 19, 1929
Locality: Nuku Hiva, Taiohae
Island: Nuku Hiva
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 10 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

48 Bishop specimens of Cassia fistula · collected 1908–1994Species page ›

Cassia fistula observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,204 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

J22P+48F, Talwas, Deopura, Rajasthan 323616, India

(c) The_WildLens_J, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Kabupaten Kepulauan Selayar, South Sulawesi, ID

(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

MHJ3+4V5, Jawar Gaon, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh 493776, India

(c) Janki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US

(c) matiascoss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

Burugupalle, Telangana, India

(c) Green Bull, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

201, Khanjipeer, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001, India

(c) vardhman jain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cassia fistula. BISH 153568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956513077. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/153568.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956513077 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026