Butterfly-leaf vs round-leaf cassia

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	round-leaf cassia
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	Adenolobus	Chamaecrista
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and round-leaf cassia share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.