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Synonyms: |
Cassia abbreviata Oliv. var. granitica (Baker f.) Baker f. Cassia granitica Baker f. |
Common names: | Long-tail cassia (English) Sjambok pod (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Shrub or small rounded tree. Bark greyish-brown, longitudinally furrowed. Leaves paripinnate without any glands on the rhachis or petiole; leaflets in 7-12 pairs, hairy on the under surface, particularly when young (see note below), ovate-elliptic with a rounded apex. Flowers in large, lax, terminal sprays, yellow, appearing before the leaves. Fruit a long cylindric brown pod, up to 90 cm, which remains on the tree for many months. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | abbreviata: shortened |
Habitat: | |
Altitude range: | |
Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
Worldwide distribution: | From East Africa southwards to Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa. |
Malawi distribution: | N,C,S |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | Rhodogastria amasis (Food plant) Gynanisa maja (Larval foodplant) Grammodora nigrolineata (Larval foodplant) |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Coates Palgrave, K. et al. (1956). Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 93 - 96. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 76 - 77. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 43. As Cassia abrbreviata var abbreviata and var. beareana Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 21. Cassia granitica (Includes a picture). |
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