Cassia abbreviata, commonly known as the sjambok pod or long-tail cassia, is a mostly tropical tree species in the genus Cassia, which is native to Africa.
Cassia abbreviata is native to east, northeast, south, and west-central Africa; found in Botswana, the DRC, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa (in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga), Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe blums village, Zimbabwe.[1]
Proguibourtinidins, a type of condensed tannins, can be found in C. abbreviata[2] and guibourtinidol, a flavan-3ol, can be found in its heartwood.[3]
Three subspecies are distinguished on the basis of petal size, pubescence and geographical distribution:[4]
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Cassia abbreviata, commonly known as the sjambok pod or long-tail cassia, is a mostly tropical tree species in the genus Cassia, which is native to Africa.
