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Cassia brewsteri
Also called Brewster's Cassia, Beantree, Cigar Cassia, Leichhardt Bean
Leichardt-bean (Cassia brewsteri) is a small tree or shrub from Queensland, Australia, grown for its yellow flowers and long pods. It does best in open, sunny spots in a warm, seasonally dry tropical climate.
Cassia brewsteri, commonly known as Brewster's cassia, Leichhardt bean, cassia pea and bean tree is a species of shrubs or small trees, of the plant family Fabaceae. They grow naturally in Queensland, Australia. They primarily grow in open forest, and occasionally in monsoon forest.
Cassia brewsteri, as with other Cassia, produces pinnate leaves. In the case of Cassia brewsteri the leaflets are approximately 5 cm long, bright green, glossy or waxy above and whitish-green below.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cassia brewsteri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
