Cassia leptophylla

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Cassieae
Subtribus: Cassiinae
Genus: Cassia
Species: Cassia leptophylla
Name

Cassia leptophylla Vogel, 1837
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Brazil
Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Vogel, T., 1837. Generis Cassiae Synopsis 13.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cassia leptophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cassia leptophylla. Published online. Accessed: Aug 28 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cassia leptophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Aug 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cassia leptophylla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Gold medallion tree
português: Falso-barbatimão

Cassia leptophylla is a tropical tree species in the genus Cassia, which is indigenous to Brazil. It is named gold medallion tree and has yellow flowers that bloom intermittently throughout the year, spawning seedpods that are rectangular in cross section and rattle festively. It is recognized by its thin green foliage with glossy green pinnate leaflets. The fruit is a long thin seedpod with four sides.

Native distribution

Cassia leptophylla is native to southeastern Brazil.[1]
Uses

This tree does not have many uses, except as a decorative tree or as a laxative, something common to the genus Cassia.
Warning

Seeds are poisonous if ingested. Parts of the plant are poisonous if ingested.

References

Cassia leptophylla was originally described and published in Generis Cassiae Synopsis 13. 1837. GRIN (22 May 1997). "Cassia leptophylla information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved 11 January 2016.