Fabaceae
Cassia

Cassia mannii Oliv.

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 272 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ivory Coast to W. Uganda. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sudan-South Sudan, Uganda

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Benth. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 27: 514
  • F.T.A. 2: 272 (1871)
  • Milne-Redhead in Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 3368 (1938), partly (excl. Aubrév. 655)
  • Pellegr. Lég. Gab. 94
  • Steyaert in Fl. Congo Belge 3: 499, t. 35.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 631 (1930).
  • Milne-Redh. in Hook., Ic. Pl., t. 3368 (1938).
  • Oliv., Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 272 (1871).
  • Steyaert in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 3: 499 (1952).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 59, photo. 7 (1952).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Brenan, J. P. M. (1967). Caesalp. In: Flora Trop. East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Eggeling, W. J. & Dale, I. R. (1952). The Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Harris, C.M. [178] Uganda K003003166 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [1605] Uganda K003003168 Yes
Mann [1125] Sao Tome and Principe K000232488 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann [1125] Sao Tome and Principe K000232489 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dale, J.R. [[U827]] Uganda K003003173 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [Eg1605] Uganda K003003170 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Eggeling, W.J. [7049] Uganda K003003174 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [1367] Uganda K003003167 Yes
Myers, J.G. [13126] Sudan K003003142 Yes
Leggat, G.J. [76] Uganda K003003172 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [812] Uganda K003003171 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [630] Cameroon K000092585 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [Eg1421] Uganda K003003169 Yes
Dawe, M.J. [988] Uganda K003003165 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0