Cassia cotinifolia G.Don var. cotinifolia
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Authors
Howard S. Irwin, Rupert C. Barneby
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Authority
Irwin, Howard S. & Barneby, Rupert C. 1978. Monographic studies in Cassia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae). III. Sections Absus and Grimaldia. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 30: 1-300.
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Family
Caesalpiniaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
C. cotinifolia G. Don, 1832, I.c., sens. str. - Lectoholotypus, collected (fide Vogel, 1837, p. 49) in Sa. do Galheiro, Minas Gerais, Sello 1359, BM! = NY Neg. 6734; isotypi (Sello s.n.), G. LE! - C. cotinifolia Bentham, 1870, pl. 41, fig. I.
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Synonyms
Cassia cotinifolia G.Don
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Description
Species Description - Inflorescence villosulous-setulose; lfts 2.5-6 x 2.5-7 cm, in outline subsymmetrically orbicular to orbicular-obovate or -reniform, coarsely reticulate, the larger areoles much > 1 mm diam. — Collections: 12.
Distribution and Ecology - Stony campos, on sandstone or red ferruginous soils, near 1000-1400 m, centr. and w.-centr. Minas Gerais, from S. do Cipo w. to the Triangulo and perhaps immediately adjoining Goias (Rio S. Marcos). - Fl. VI-VII, fr. VII-X. "Native of Brazil. Sello (v.s. herb. Lamb[ert.]."
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Discussion
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Distribution
Brazil South America| Goiás Brazil South America| Minas Gerais Brazil South America|