Cassia brewsteri (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cassia brewsteri (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Cassia brewsteri (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Cassia brewsteri is a Fabaceae shrub or small tree native to Queensland, Australia, with yellow flowers and long round pods.

Family
Genus
Cassia
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Cassia brewsteri (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Cassia brewsteri, commonly known as Brewster's cassia, Leichhardt bean, cassia pea, and bean tree, is a species of shrub or small tree in the plant family Fabaceae. This species grows naturally in Queensland, Australia. It primarily occurs in open forest, and occasionally grows in monsoon forest. Like other species in the genus Cassia, Cassia brewsteri produces pinnate leaves. For this species, leaflets are approximately 5 cm long, bright green, glossy or waxy on the upper surface, and whitish-green on the lower surface. Its flowers are yellow, often marked with red, and are borne in racemes. After flowering, it produces round seed pods that can reach up to 45 cm in length.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Cassia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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