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BISH 153707Botany

Cassia fistula

Golden Shower Tree

As recorded: Cassia fistula L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Elmer, A.D.E.
Collector number: 9758
Date: April 1, 1908
Locality: Dumaguete (Cuernos Mts.)
Island: Negros
Region: Negros Oriental, Philippines
Identified by: Smith, A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Cassia fistula observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1908. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,204 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Cassia fistula observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

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

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

Cassia fistula observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

Kabupaten Kepulauan Selayar, South Sulawesi, ID

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

Cassia fistula observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

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

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

Cassia fistula observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

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

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

Cassia fistula observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

Burugupalle, Telangana, India

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

Cassia fistula observed 2026-10-10

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 153707. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956396847. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/153707.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956396847 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026