Cassia arayatensis Litv., Cassia exalta Blume, Cassia goensis Dalzell, Cassia montana Naves & Villar, Cassia montana auct.non Roth, Cassia timoriensis DC., Cassia timoriensis DC. basionym, Senna glauca Roxb.

Fabaceae also placed in Caesalpiniaceae

Arremene, Golden Bird, Limestone Cassia

Burmese: Taung-Mezali, Taw-Mezalie

Indonesia: Eheng, Hing, Ihing, Nyinging, Ture, Waringinan (Javanese), Haringhin (Sundanese) Kayu Pelen (Timor)

Malaysia: Beresksa, Beksa, Babatai, Bebatai, Sinteng Hutan (Malay)

Philippines: Malamalunggai

Thai : Khi Lek Daeng, Khi Lek Lueat, Khi Lek Pa

Vietnamese: Muồng Đỏ, Muồng Tía, Khỉ Pọi

The species is native to India, Ceylon, Myanmar, Thailand and through the Malay Peninsula to Northern Australia.

It is a drought-tolerant species naturalized in low elevations from sea level to 200 m. It usually occurs in disturbed sandy sites, sandstone outcrops, stony slopes or in thickets in limestone areas in its native range. It is also cultivated as ornamental and avenue trees.

The bitter young leaves and inflorescence/flowers are edible, cooked as vegetables in Thailand (Pongpangan and Poobrasert 1985). Young leaves and flowers can be used as vegetable by soft boiling and eating with chilli sauce (Monkheang et al. 2011). Both plant parts are sold in local markets in Thailand.