Native to Botswana, Caprivi Strip, DR Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe; introduced into New Guinea (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

November 30, 2002

Location

Zimbabwe

-17.920833, 25.845556

Location Remarks

Victoria Falls

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Cassia

Specific Epithet

abbreviata

Authorship

Oliv.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#204,836 of 335,497

Top 62%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →