Long Pod Cassia
Cassia abbreviata
Height: | Up to 15m |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Fruit: | Long seed pods |
Long Pod Cassia is a fairly small tree with a dark grey/brown trunk. The flowewrs are yellow and scented. As the name suggests, the flowers are followed by long seed pods up to 8 cm long which can take up to a year to ripen.
The young leaves are bright green but become darker with age.
This photo was taken in the Selous National Park,
Tanzania.
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