Cassia fikifiki
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| Cassia fikifiki Aubrev. & Pellegrin
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Cassia fikifiki is an uncommon small rainforest species of tree in the Fabaceae family. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia. It is a deciduous tree with a showy pendulous infloresence of bright yellow flowers, and is easily confused in folliage with the common savanna tree C. sieberiana.
It is threatened by habitat loss and overharvesting as an aphrodisiac. The bark has been investigated for antifiliarial properties.
References
- Assi, A. (1998). "Cassia fikifiki". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. IUCN: e.T32211A9686855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32211A9686855.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- C.A.M. Marshall & W.D. Hawthrone, 2013. Important plants of northwestern Nimba County, Liberia: A guide to the most useful, rare or ecologically important species with Mano names and uses. Oxford Forestry Institute, Oxford, UK.
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