黃槐決明 sunshine tree

這個早上下著雨，雨不太大，正為周圍的草木好好洗濯，色彩鮮明了，圓滾滾雨點掛滿附近的黃槐，尤其晶瑩亮眼。因為水珠、葉片、豆莢，圈畫大小澎扁的圖像，點出世界就是圓的。

rain can be annoying to people but definitely complementing to plants when it is not too heavy. it gives them a good wash, bringing out the true colours. what more, all those pearly drops hanging and sliding on leaves and branches, like jewel, like music notes.

黃槐決明是常綠喬木，全年開花。金黃的花朵，愛群體出動。每塊複葉有四至十對互生橢圓的小葉。此時分最可愛的，是串串的豆莢，曲線玲瓏。

sunshine tree is an evergreen tree. it flowers all year round. i believe the common name sunshine tree (scientific name is senna surattensis) refers to the bright golden flowers which certainly bright things up. there are other interesting names: glossy shower and scrambled egg bush. yet these names to me can’t compare to the charm of its features: the perfectly shaped and arranged compound leaves; the lovely strings of pod.

黃槐決明 sunshine tree (senna surattensis) – 植物界 plantae kingdom | 被子植物門 magnoliophyta division | 雙子葉植物綱 magnoliopsida class | (未分級 unranked）類真薔薇分支 eurosids | 豆目 fabales order | 豆科 fabaceae family | 蘇木亞科 cæsalpinioideae sub-family | 決明族 cassieae tribe | 決明亞族 cassiinae sub-tribe | 屬：決明屬 senna genus | 種: 黃槐決明 s. surattensis species 《維基百科》

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