Cassia aldabrensis

Cassia aldabrensis is a species of legume in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae endemic to Assumption and Aldabra near the Seychelles. It is threatened by habitat destruction.[1]

Cassia aldabrensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Cassia
Species:	C. aldabrensis
Binomial name
Cassia aldabrensis Hemsl.
Synonyms
Cassia mimosoides sensu Baker and see text

Taxonomy

Cassia mimosoides was established by Linné for a Cassieae taxon nowadays called Chamaecrista mimosoides. The taxon applied by many subsequent authors to related plants, either as a formally described junior synonym or as an informal error. John Gilbert Baker erroneously thought Linné's taxon applied to the present species, and sources that refer back to Baker can be expected to do likewise. Other "Cassia mimosoides" are:[2]

• Cassia mimosoides sensu Brenan is erroneous for Chamaecrista pratensis
• Cassia mimosoides sensu Cordem. is erroneous for Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. patellaria
• Cassia mimosoides sensu Shimabuku is a synonym of Chamaecrista garambiensis
• Cassia mimosoides sensu Walker is a synonym of Chamaecrista nomame

Footnotes

1. WCMC (1998)
2. ILDIS (2005)

References

• International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Genus Cassia. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2007-DEC-20.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) (1998). "Cassia aldabrensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T37573A10064644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37573A10064644.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.