Cassia ferruginea

Botanical Description

Cassia ferruginea is a deciduous tree with a wide, flat-topped crown; it usually grows around 8 - 15 metres tall, occasionally reaching 20 metres. The short, crooked bole can be 50 - 70cm in diameter[, ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. Highly ornamental when in bloom, it is used in landscaping[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. Although Cassia ferruginea is widespread in Brazil, its habitat has suffered high deforestation rates and it is highly fragmented. Research is needed to establish the current population size and trends, but currenty the tree is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].