Cassia swartzioides var. scarlatina (Ducke) 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 1: 1-454.

Family

Caesalpiniaceae

Scientific Name

Cassia swartzioides var. scarlatina (Ducke) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Type

Holotypus, RB; isotypi, K = IPA Neg. 1173, MO, NY, P!

Synonyms

Cassia scarlatina Ducke

Description

Distribution and Ecology - Forest margins and riverbanks above flood-line, 120-600 m, scattered along the upper Amazon and its right tributaries between 55-77°W and 3-11°S, from Loreto (Alto Amazonas), Peru and w. Amazonas, Brazil, s. to the Madeira-Mamore basin in Rondonia, Brazil and adjacent Pando, Bolivia.—Fl. VII-XI(-I).

Illustration - Fls colored as given in key.—Collections: 9.—Fig. 3.

Relationships - Readily distinguished at anthesis from all Amazonian cassias except C. rubriflora by the vermilion flowers, and from the latter by the few large leaflets, agreeable perfume, and pandurate vexillum.

Distribution

Loreto Peru South America| Amazonas Brazil South America| Rondônia Brazil South America| Pando Bolivia South America|