title: Cassia ferruginea
text: # Cassia ferruginea
  
  Cassia ferruginea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Brazil. It is used as a street tree in a number of Brazilian cities.
  
  ## Subtaxa
  
  The following varieties are accepted:
  
  * Cassia ferruginea var. ferruginea – Brazil
  * Cassia ferruginea var. vellozoana H.S.Irwin & Barneby – southern Brazil
  