Cinnamon Wattle vs round-leaf cassia

Acacia leprosa compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	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	Acacia	Chamaecrista
Species	Acacia leprosa	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon Wattle

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).

Cinnamon Wattle

The Cinnamon Wattle (Acacia leprosa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.