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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
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Cassia
Species:	C. fikifiki
Binomial name
Cassia fikifiki Aubrév. & Pellegr.

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

References

• 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.

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