TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
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Cassia abbreviata
Long Pod Cassia, Sjambok PodFamily: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Origin: South Africa
Cassia abbreviata is a single-stemmed shrub or small tree with a medium round canopy. Flowers fragrant. Bracts persistent while flowers are open.
Prefers deep light/sandy and well drained soils.
Similar plants:
- Cassia afrofistula (Kenyan Shower)
- Cassia antillana, Senna nitida, Chamaefistula antillana, Cassia aurea (Golden Rain tree)
- Cassia bahamensis, Senna mexicana chapmanii (Bahama Senna, Bahama Cassia)
- Cassia bakeriana (Dwarf Apple Blossom Tree, Pink Cassia, Pink Shower Cassia, Wishing-tree)
- Cassia bakeriana x fistula (Apple Blossom Tree)
- Cassia brewsteri (Buy Cigar Cassia)
- Cassia didymobotrya (Popcorn Cassia, Peanut Butter Senna)
- Cassia fistula (Golden Shower Tree, Indian Laburnum, Ratchaphruek)
- Cassia fistula x javanica, Cassia fistula x grandis, Cassia javanica x grandis (Rainbow Shower)
- Cassia grandis (Pink Shower, Coral Shower, Horse Cassia)
Cassia abbreviata seeds
Cassia abbreviata seeds
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/cassia_abbreviata.htm