Cassia abbreviata Oliv.
subsp. abbreviata

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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Mozambique and Malawi
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: abbreviata: shortened
Habitat: Deciduous forest, termite mounds
Altitude range: 750 - 1400 m
Flowering time:Sep - Oct
Worldwide distribution:
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W,C
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Cb,N,Lk
Growth form(s): Tree.
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Content last updated: Wednesday 26 June 2013
Literature:

Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 166 - 167.

Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 212.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 243.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 43.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 62.

Other sources of information about Cassia abbreviata subsp. abbreviata:

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Flora of Botswana: Cassia abbreviata subsp. abbreviata
Flora of Malawi: Cassia abbreviata subsp. abbreviata
Flora of Mozambique: Cassia abbreviata subsp. abbreviata
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cassia abbreviata subsp. abbreviata

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cassia abbreviata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cassia abbreviata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cassia abbreviata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cassia abbreviata
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iNaturalist: Cassia abbreviata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cassia abbreviata
JSTOR Plant Science: Cassia abbreviata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cassia abbreviata
Plants of the World Online: Cassia abbreviata
Tropicos: Cassia abbreviata
Wikipedia: Cassia abbreviata


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Cassia abbreviata subsp. abbreviata.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126860, retrieved 29 March 2024

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