African Plant Database


Cassia comosa (E. Mey.) Vogel
Family : Caesalpiniaceae
Family (APGIII) : FABACEAE
Information on the genus : Cassia
Basionym : Cassia comosa (E. Mey.) Vogel var. comosa
 
 
Status
Status for SA : rejected (present), is synonym of : Chamaecrista comosa E. Mey.
Status for TA : (present)
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Chamaecrista comosa E. Mey. var. comosa
 Cassia comosa (E. Mey.) Vogel var. comosa
 Cassia mimosoides var. comosa (E. Mey.) Harv.
 Chamaecrista comosa E. Mey.
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Cassia comosa var. lanata Steyaert (TA = accepted; SA = rejected)
 
Taxon infra-specific
Cassia comosa var. capricornia Steyaert
Cassia comosa var. lanata Steyaert
 
Ecology and distribution
Trop. Afr.
Biology : Perennial herb with annual erect, simple to branched stems 10-37(-100) cm tall, ascending from a vertical sympodial ± woody but slender, rhizomatous, horizontally spreading rootstock.
Ecology : Bushland; deciduous open woodlands with Brachystegia; upland grasslands; 1430-1800 m alt.
  S. Africa (vars. comosa, capricornia and lanata).
  Comprises 2 vars. in our area: - var. capricornia Steyaert (Congo-Kinshasa, Tanzania); - var. lanata Steyaert
  Similar to C. wittei in the perennial habit, larger leaves and leaflets.
 
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Record n°177165
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