Cassia fikifiki is an uncommon small rainforest species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia. It is a deciduous tree with a showy pendulous inflorescences of bright yellow flowers, and is easily confused in foliage with the common savanna tree Cassia sieberiana.

Cassia fikifiki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Cassia
Species:
C. fikifiki
Binomial name
Cassia fikifiki

It is threatened by habitat loss and overharvesting as an aphrodisiac. The bark has been investigated for antifilarial properties.

References

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  1. ^ Assi, A. (1998). "Cassia fikifiki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32211A9686855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32211A9686855.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  • C.A.M. Marshall & W.D. Hawthrone, 2013. Important plants of northwestern Nimba County, Liberia: A guide to the most useful, rare or ecologically important species with Mano names and uses. Oxford Forestry Institute, Oxford, UK.