Cassia abbreviata Oliver Subsp. beareana (Holmes)Brenan

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Cassia L.
Tribe: Cassieae
Rank: Subsp.
Subspecies: beareana
Subspecies authority: (Holmes)Brenan
References: [106]

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Other names:

• Cassia beareana Holmes [Synonym] [106]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Medicine [106] [121]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Botswana [106]
  • Kenya [106]
  • Mozambique [106]
  • Namibia-ISO [106]
  • Somalia [106]
  • South Africa [107]
  • Tanzania [106]
  • Zaire [106]
  • Zambia [106]
  • Zimbabwe [106]

• Australasia
  • Papua New Guinea [8]

• Indian Ocean [1915]
  • Mauritius [1915]

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Notes:

• Sometimes mistakenly referred to as C.montana Heyne. [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:50:06