Cassia leptophylla Vogel

Gold medallion tree (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cassia

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 5-8 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 9.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Araucaria forest and semideciduous forests at higher elevations, most commonly in more open, secondary formations.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber wood
Edible fruits
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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Cassia leptophylla leaf picture by Alexandre Muller (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cassia leptophylla flower picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Cassia leptophylla flower picture by KarenKohler KarenKohler (cc-by-sa)
Cassia leptophylla flower picture by Senger Mario (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cassia leptophylla fruit picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cassia leptophylla world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Cassia leptophylla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:484754-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174025
COL ID 69CTJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cassia leptophylla