Cassia ferruginea (Schrad.) Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cassia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Broadleaved, semideciduous forests, and its transition to the Atlantic rainforest, most commonly in primary formations and favouring poorer soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber material medicinal social use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Cassia ferruginea leaf picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cassia ferruginea world distribution map, present in Brazil, India, and South Africa

Conservation status

Cassia ferruginea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:484499-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174024
COL ID RLJP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cassia ferruginea Bactyrilobium ferrugineum Cassia staminea Cathartocarpus ferrugineus Cassia brasiliana var. ferruginea Cassia ferruginea var. ferruginea

Lower taxons

Cassia ferruginea var. velloziana