Cassia hippophallus Capuron

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cassia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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 -

Environment

Deciduous woodland and open scrubland, at elevations up to 500 metres, occasionally to 1,150 metres. It is often found in margins of woodland, where it is subject to regular fires. It has been recorded on sandy, clayey and limestone soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Cassia hippophallus world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Conservation status

Cassia hippophallus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:484647-1
WFO ID wfo-0000195775
COL ID RLN8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cassia hippophallus