Cassia — 10 species
Botanical species in the genus Cassia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Cassia abbreviata
Cassia abbreviata
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the seasonal tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is around 1,400mm. It can withstand moderate frost according to some reports, whilst another says that it is frost tender.
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Cassia ferruginea
Cassia ferruginea
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Succeeds in poor soils. Plants have a moderate rate of growth, barely reaching a height of 2 metres within 2 years from seed.
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Cassia fistula
Cassia fistula
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Plants succeed in the dry to moist tropics and subtropics, growing in areas where the annual rainfall is in the range 500 - 2,700 mm and the average annual temperatures is 18 - 29°c. Plants are vulnerable to frost. Prefers a deep, well-drained, moderately fertile sandy loam and a position in full sun.
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Cassia grandis
Cassia grandis
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the lowland moist tropics, found at elevations below 900 metres. It is found in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,000 - 2,800 mm, and the mean annual temperature is 21 - 26°c with a mean maximum of 24 - 30°c and a mean minimum of 17 - 25°c. Prefers a sunny position.
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Cassia javanica
Cassia javanica
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the lowland tropics and subtropics where it can be found at elevations up to 400 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperatures are within the range 19 - 25°c, and the mean annual rainfall is in the range 650 - 2,400mm. Requires a sunny position.
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Cassia leiandra
Cassia leiandra
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a sunny position. Often found in the wild on heavy, wet, clay soils. Plants are tolerant of seasonal inundation of the soil.
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Cassia leptophylla
Cassia leptophylla
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
A plant mainly of the subtropical and low tropical region of southern Brazil. Succeeds in full sun. Requires a well-drained soil.
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Cassia moschata
Cassia moschata
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a deep, well-drained, moderately fertile sandy loam with a position in full sun. The pulp of the fruit has a musk-like odour.
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Cassia sieberiana
Cassia sieberiana
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
A plant of drier areas of the tropics, thriving best in savannah areas with an annual rainfall of 800mm or less. Prefers a deep, well-drained, moderately fertile sandy loam and a position in full sun. Plants grow best in an acid, sandy soil.
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