Cassia fistula--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 002.jpg
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Cassia fistula--So.Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 009.jpg
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Cassia fistula--So.Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 008.jpg
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Cassia fistula--So.Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 002.jpg
Cassia fistula--So.Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 007.jpg
Cassia fistula--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Protea Hotel+Mbweni Ruins. 17 Jul 04. 033.jpg
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Native to India, Sri Lanka; introduced into 61 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)
36.728611, 2.194444
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
Location
Tanzania, Zanzibar (Kiembesamaki, Mbweni Ruins)
-6.21025, 39.201778
Location Remarks
Protea Hotel and Mbweni Ruins.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa
Location Remarks
Northern Drakensberg Mountains. Royal Natal National Park, near Thendele Lodge
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Cassia
Specific Epithet
fistula
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#256,383 of 335,497
Top 77%
Extinction probability
5%
