Cassia abbreviata Oliv.
subsp. beareana (Holmes) Brenan

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Synonyms:	Cassia granitica Baker f.
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Derivation of specific name:	bearana: named after Dr O'Sullivan Beare, who brought the traditional use of a root extract of C. abbreviata as a cure for black-water fever to western medical attention in 1902.
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Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
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Other sources of information about Cassia abbreviata:

Flora of Mozambique: Cassia abbreviata
African Plant Database: Cassia abbreviata
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Cassia abbreviata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cassia abbreviata
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cassia abbreviata
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cassia abbreviata
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cassia abbreviata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cassia abbreviata
JSTOR Plant Science: Cassia abbreviata
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cassia abbreviata
Tropicos: Cassia abbreviata
West African Plants database: Cassia abbreviata

Cassia abbreviata Oliv. subsp. beareana (Holmes) Brenan