Fabaceae
Cassia

Cassia mannii Oliv.

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 272 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ivory Coast to W. Uganda. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Caesalpiniaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit
A forest tree, to 80 ft. high, deciduous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals pink or white
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers sweet-scented.
[FWTA]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Guineo-Congolian forest., Lake Victoria regional mosaic; forest.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
[ILDIS]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Tree up to 15–25 m. high.
Morphology General Bark
Bark dark brown.
Morphology Branches
Young branchlets glabrous to slightly pubescent.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves with petiole and rhachis eglandular, the latter 15–34 cm. long. Leaflets in 5–12 pairs, petiolulate, ovate-elliptic to oblong-elliptic, (3.5–)4–7(–8) cm. long, 2–3.2(–4.5) cm. wide, acute to obtuse or obtusely acuminate at apex, not or only slightly emarginate, ± pubescent on midrib, otherwise subglabrous to puberulous, but with pubescent margins at least when young.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes 3–12 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts mostly fallen before the flowers open.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals pink or white, about 1.5–2.5 cm. long, (0.8–)1–1.4 cm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 9–10; filaments of 2–3 lower with S-bend near base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods cylindrical, 40–90 cm. long, 2–3 cm. in diameter, black, longitudinally and transversely partitioned within.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds brown, obovoid, compressed, 9–10 × 6 × 3–4 mm., transversely cracked.
Habitat
Lowland rain-forest; 850–1370 m.
Distribution
U1 U2
[FTEA]

Uses

Use
Wood
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • 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