Cassia L.

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Description:

Shrub or small tree, 1.5-4 m tall. Stipules linear, falcate, 8-9 mm long, caducous, petiole 1.5-5 cm long, rachis 6-12 cm long, clavate or conical gland between all or all except the upper pair of petiolules. Leaflets 3-5 pairs, ovate to ovate elliptic, 4-11 cm long, 2-3.5 cm wide. Raceme axillary or terminal, 5-10 cm long. Sepals 6-10 nun long. Petals 1-2 cm long, subsessile, broadly ovate, orbicular to broader than long; stamens 10, 3 staminodes. Fruit 6-10 cm long, 12-15 mm broad, c. 50 seeded, glabrous.

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Population:

Population

There is currently no data available relating to the population size of this taxon.

Population Trend

Stable
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Elevation Range:

700-2200 m

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Threats:

Major Threats

This taxon is not known to be specifically threatened or in decline at present, there are, however, general threats to the species habitat such as logging and agriculture but these are not currently considered to be leading to a significant decline in the species population or area of occupancy.
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Type collection for Adipera arsenei Britton & Rose
Catalog Number: US 1001427
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): Bro. G. Arsène
Year Collected: 1906
Locality: Fort Guadalupe., Puebla, Mexico, North America
Elevation (m): 2180 to 2180

  • Type collection: Britton, N. L. & Rose, J. N. 1930. N. Amer. Fl. 23: 242.
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Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions

This taxon is known to occur within the protected areas netowrk, but seeds have yet to be collected and stored by a seed bank as a method of ex-situ conservation.
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Type collection for Adipera bicolor Britton & Rose
Catalog Number: US 304716
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): E. Palmer
Year Collected: 1896
Locality: City of Durango & vicinity., Durango, Mexico, North America

  • Type collection: Britton, N. L. & Rose, J. N. 1930. N. Amer. Fl. 23: 242.
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Restauração, Arborização urbana

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Comments:

An ornamental plant.

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Senna macranthera:

Senna macranthera is a tree in the family of Fabaceae.

With a height of 6 to 9 m, it has an abundance of yellow flowers from December to April in its homelands.

Origin

It originates in the north of South America.

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