Chamaecrista potentilla var. specuum H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Authors

    Howard S. Irwin, Rupert C. Barneby

  • 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.

  • Family

    Caesalpiniaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Chamaecrista potentilla var. specuum H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Type

    Holotypus, R; isotypus, NY!

  • Description

    Variety Description - Characters as given in key. [Key: "Lvs wider and ampler, teh lfts 4-11 X 2.2-4 mm; pedicels 17-25 mm; s.-w. Minas Gerais. near 20°50'S, 46°20'W."]—Collection: 1.

    Distribution and Ecology - Habitat not recorded, but to be expected on outcrops or stony campo, known only from the type-locality on the highland between the Sapucaí and Pardo forks of Rio Grande, near 20°50'S, 46°20'W, in s.-w. Minas Gerais. Fl. VII-VIII.

  • Objects

    Specimen - 4187, L. Emygdio de Mello Filho 3605, Chamaecrista potentilla var. specuum H.S.Irwin & Barneby, Caesalpiniaceae (150.0), Magnoliophyta, isotype; South America, Brazil, Minas Gerais, Alpinópolis Mun.

  • Distribution

    Minas Gerais Brazil South America|