Cassia ferruginea
Flowers and flower buds
In São Paulo (by RicardoSAPO)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Cassia
Species:
C. ferruginea
Binomial name
Cassia ferruginea
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Bactyrilobium ferrugineum Schrad.
    • Cassia brasiliana Saldanha
    • Cassia brasiliana var. ferruginea (Schrad.) Vogel
    • Cassia javanica Vell.
    • Cassia staminea Vogel
    • Cathartocarpus ferrugineus (Schrad.) G.Don

Cassia ferruginea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Brazil.[1] It is used as a street tree in a number of Brazilian cities.[2]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Cassia ferruginea var. ferruginea – Brazil
  • Cassia ferruginea var. vellozoana H.S.Irwin & Barneby – southern Brazil

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cassia ferruginea (Schrad.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.


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