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Tree; leaves alternate, once-pinnately compound, even-pinnate; leaflets elliptic, base rounded, margin entire, apex rounded; inflorescence a raceme; petals yellow; legume fruits elongate, flat, indehiscent.
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Listed, as Cassia emarginata, as an important source of pollen and/or nectar for bees (Souza Novello 1981).