Cassia sieberiana
Cassia sieberiana
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Liberia | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo | Uganda
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Cassia
- Species:
- Cassia sieberiana
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Tree , Shrub
- Height:
- 2000 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov,dec
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★★★☆☆ Butterfly & moth species supported by this genus (NWF)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, bees, butterflies
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Commonly found in fire-prone savannas and demonstrates ability to resprout from root crown after fire damage. Tolerates periodic burning typical of African woodland ecosystems.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds have hard seed coat requiring scarification by hot water treatment or mechanical scarification. Germination improved by soaking in hot water for 24 hours.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI