Cassia abbreviata

Sjambok pod
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Cassia
Species:	C. abbreviata
Binomial name
Cassia abbreviata Oliv.
Subspecies
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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.

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), Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Proguibourtinidins, a type of condensed tannins, can be found in C. abbreviata and guibourtinidol, a flavan-3ol, can be found in its heartwood.

Three subspecies are distinguished on the basis of petal size, pubescence and geographical distribution:

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