- Source: Cassia abbreviata
Cassia abbreviata, commonly known as the sjambok pod or long-tail cassia, is a mostly tropical tree species in the genus Cassia, which is native to Africa.
Native distribution
Cassia abbreviata is native to east, northeast, south, and west-central Africa; found in Botswana, the DRC, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa (in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga), Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Uses
Proguibourtinidins, a type of condensed tannins, can be found in C. abbreviata and guibourtinidol, a flavan-3ol, can be found in its heartwood.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are distinguished on the basis of petal size, pubescence and geographical distribution:
Cassia abbreviata subsp. abbreviata
Cassia abbreviata subsp. beareana (Holmes) Brenan
Cassia abbreviata subsp. kassneri (Baker f.) Brenan
See also
List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes
References
External links
Cassia abbreviata on www.ildis.org
Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Cassia abbreviata". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
Data related to Cassia abbreviata at Wikispecies
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