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Similar Cassia brewsteri, Peltophorum africanum, Senegalia nigrescens, Combretum apiculatum, Afzelia quanzensis | ||
Cassia abbreviata, commonly known as the Sjambok pod or Long-tail cassia, is a mostly tropical tree species in the genus Cassia, which is native to Africa.
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Native distribution
Cassia abbreviata is native to east, northeast, south, and west-central Africa; found in Botswana, the DRC, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa (in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga), Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Uses
Proguibourtinidins, a type of condensed tannins, can be found in C. abbreviata and guibourtinidol, a flavan-3ol, can be found in its heartwood.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are distinguished on the basis of petal size, pubescence and geographical distribution:
References
Cassia abbreviata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA