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Until the early 1980s, ''Cassia'' was considered a very large genus of about 550 species, but was then split into 3 genera: ''Cassia'' s.s. with about 30 species, ''Chamaecrista'' and ''Senna''. In ''Cassia abbreviata'' 3 subspecies are distinguished: subsp. ''abbreviata'', subsp. ''beareana'' (Holmes) Brenan and subsp. ''kassneri'' (Baker f.) Brenan. They differ morphologically and in ecological requirements. ''Cassia abbreviata'' hybridizes with ''[[Cassia burttii]]'' Baker f., which is found in Tanzania and Mozambique. ''[[Cassia afrofistula]]'' Brenan has been erroneously considered synonymous with ''Cassia abbreviata''; it is native to Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. Both ''Cassia burttii'' and ''Cassia afrofistula'' have similar medicinal uses in East Africa as ''Cassia abbreviata''. It is probable that these 3 species have been confused.

Kawanga, V., 2007. '''Cassia abbreviata''' Oliv. [Internet] Record from PROTA4U. In: Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Netherlands. <http://www.prota4u.org/search.asp>. Accessed {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}.

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