Cassia leiandra

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Cassieae
Subtribus: Cassiinae
Genus: Cassia
Species: Cassia leiandra
Name

Cassia leiandra Benth.
References

C. F. P. von Martius, Fl. bras. 15(2):94, t. 30. 1870
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cassia leiandra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Cassia leiandra, the mari-mari, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Colombia and Brazil, and introduced to Uganda.[1] Its succulent, bittersweet fruit are frequently sold in markets in the Amazon.[2]
References

"Cassia leiandra Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
De Souza, Mayane; Sá, Ingrity Suelen; De Freitas, Flávio Augusto; De Souza, Afonso; Nunomura, Sergio; Muniz, Magno; Pereira, Ana Paula; Augusto, Bianca; Gomes, Giovana; Perdomo, Renata; MacEdo, Maria Lígia; Weber, Simone; Nunomura, Rita de Cassia (2023). "Amazonian Fruit Mari-Mari (Cassia leiandra Benth.): Identification of Flavonoids and Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Properties". Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. doi:10.21577/0103-5053.20220111. S2CID 251875008.