Cassia fikifiki: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Cassia
Species
Cassia fikifiki
Scientific Name
Cassia fikifiki

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cassia fikifiki

Cassia fikifiki is an uncommon small rainforest species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia. It is a deciduous tree with a showy pendulous inflorescences of bright yellow flowers, and is easily confused in foliage with the common savanna tree Cassia sieberiana.

It is threatened by habitat loss and overharvesting as an aphrodisiac. The bark has been investigated for antifilarial properties.

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Cassia fikifiki
©Carel Jongkind, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Cassia fikifiki
©Carel Jongkind, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Cassia fikifiki
©Carel Jongkind, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Cassia fikifiki
©Carel Jongkind, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)