Cassia fistula

Golden shower tree, pudding-pipe tree, purging cassia

Medium-sized tree with large compound leaflets 5-15 cm long and large clusters of bright-yellow cascading blossoms. Pods up to 1 m long. Twigs commonly lopped for fodder.

As % of dry matter

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref

Fresh leaves,

Pakistan

33.3

17.6

30.2

7.8

7.8

36.6

3.27

0.33

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