Fabaceae
Cassia

Cassia sieberiana DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 489 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to NW. Uganda. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Togo, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • 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.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 217, t. 45, 1–3
  • Benth. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 27: 516
  • Chev. Bot. 224 (incl. var. saheliensis)
  • Steyaert in Fl. Congo Belge 3: 500.
  • —F.T.A. 2: 270

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 632 (1930).
  • DC., Prodr. 2: 489 (1825).
  • Steyaert in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 3: 500 (1952).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 60, fig. 13 (1952).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Brenan, J. P. M. (1967). Caesalp. In: Flora Trop. East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Dalziel, J. M. (1937). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
  • Robyns, W. (Ed.) (1952). Flore du Congo Belge, Vol. 3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae
  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 18, 2002 Sinsin B. et al. [2343] Benin K000117630 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Mambo, P. [13] Cameroon K000092586 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Kotschy [406] Ethiopia K000232478 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Kotschy [406] Ethiopia K000232479 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4386] Burkina Faso K000386609 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4386] Burkina Faso K000386610 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [3132] Sudan K003003122 Yes
Laferrere, M. [46] Mali K000386612 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1622] Sudan K003003132 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Eggeling, W.J. [7263] Uganda K003003181 Yes
Diabate, M.F.; Haba, P.M.; Bouamou, D.; Loua, Z. [203] Guinea K000557224 Yes
Vogel, E. [72] Nigeria K000417527 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chevalier, A [24518] Mali K000417529 Unknown Type Material Yes
Waterlot, E.G. [1067] Mali K000386608 Yes
Sihvonen, J. [11] Burkina Faso K000386611 Yes
Madsen, J.E. [5895] Burkina Faso K000386618 Yes
Davey, J.T. [516] Mali K000386606 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [3080] Sudan K003003120 Yes
De Kruif, A.P.M. [474] Cote d'Ivoire K001297868 Yes
Simbiano, F.J.; Konaté, L. [385] Guinea K001970183 No
Wickens, G.E. [3132] Sudan K003003123 Yes
Kamil, A.A. [1037] K003003133 Yes
Laferrere, M. [46] Mali K000386613 Yes
Lock, J.M. [81/67] Sudan K003003136 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] Senegal K000417528 Type Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7762] Sudan K003003124 Yes
Hazel [717] Uganda K003003177 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7546] Sudan K003003125 Yes
Myers, J.G. [6295] Sudan K003003129 Yes
Michelmore [1397] Uganda K003003175 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [1813] Uganda K003003179 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [85] K003003130 Yes
Latham, P. [4-S] South Sudan K003003121 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7546] Sudan K003003134 Yes
Myers, J.G. [6295] South Sudan K003003128 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003003126 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [Eg1813] Uganda K003003178 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2902] Sudan K003003131 Yes
Hazel, C. [717] Uganda K003003176 Yes
Laferrere, M. [46] Mali K000386614 Yes
[L. S. Muriel] [L/119] K003003135 Yes
Roberty, G. [17022] Mali K000386607 Yes
[M T D] [845] Uganda K003003180 Yes
Cartwright, T. [15] Sudan K003003119 Yes
Cartwright, T. [15] Sudan K003003127 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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