appleblossom cassia vs Kenyan shower

Cassia grandis compared with Cassia afrofistula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	appleblossom cassia	Kenyan shower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Cassia	Cassia
Species	Cassia grandis	Cassia afrofistula

Evolutionary Relationship

appleblossom cassia and Kenyan shower share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cassia.

Conservation Status

appleblossom cassia

LC — Least Concern

Kenyan shower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	appleblossom cassia	Kenyan shower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

appleblossom cassia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Barbados, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela).

Kenyan shower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

appleblossom cassia

The Appleblossom cassia (Cassia grandis) is a species in the genus Cassia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Ind.