Senna polyphylla var. montis-christi H.S.Irwin & Barneby
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Authors
Howard S. Irwin, Rupert C. Barneby
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Authority
Irwin, Howard S. & Barneby, Rupert C. 1982. The American Cassiinae. A synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtrib Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35, part 2: 455-918.
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Family
Caesalpiniaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Holotypus, NY; isotypi, GH, K, US.
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Description
Variety Description - Lfts of primary lvs 5-7(-8) pairs, mostly 4-7 x 1.6-3.5 mm, glabrous, of spur- lvs 3-5 pairs.-Collections: 5. [Key: "Lfts of primary lvs 5-13 pairs, of some spur-lvs at least 4 pairs; Puerto Rico, Virgin Is., Hispaniola.2. Primary lvs 2.5-5.5(-6) cm, the lfts (6-)7-13 pairs; ovary canescently strigulose-pilosulous; Puerto Rico and Virgin Is. Primary lvs 1.5-2.5 cm, the lfts 5-7(-8) pairs; ovary glabrous or transiently puberulent along the sutures; n.-w. Dominican Republic."]
Distribution and Ecology - Dry hillside thickets, locally plentiful, 100-300 m, known only from valley of Rio Yaque in prov. Valverde and adjoining Montecristi, n.-w. Dominican Republic.-Fl. XII-VI.
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Distribution
Monte Cristi Dominican Republic South America|