Fabaceae
Cassia

Cassia arereh Delile

First published in F.Cailliaud, Voy. Méroé: 29 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Eritrea. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 221, t. 45, 4–5.
  • Benth. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 27: 517
  • —F.T.A. 2: 270

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Dalziel, J. M. (1937). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
  • Keay, R. W. J. (1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa. Ed. 2;Vol. 1, part 2

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1966 Schimper [1770] Ethiopia K000232476 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [264] Ethiopia K003003160 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [6677] Ethiopia K003003154 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [6677] Ethiopia K003003153 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [10116] Ethiopia K003003146 Yes
Aylmer, G. [GA12] Sudan K003003158 Yes
Friis, I.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [15848] Ethiopia K003003157 Yes
Schimper [s.n.] Ethiopia K003003147 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [263] Ethiopia K003003155 Yes
Schimper [s.n.] Ethiopia K003003151 Yes
Schimper [s.n.] Ethiopia K003003149 Yes
Friis, I.; Harris, T.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [14634] Ethiopia K003003159 Yes
Schimper [s.n.] Ethiopia K003003148 Yes
Broun, A.F. [s.n.] Sudan K003003152 Yes
Schimper [s.n.] Ethiopia K003003156 Yes
Schimper [s.n.] Ethiopia K003003150 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0