Cassia cotinifolia G.Don var. cotinifolia

  • Authors

    Howard S. Irwin, Rupert C. Barneby

  • 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.

  • Family

    Caesalpiniaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Cassia cotinifolia G.Don var. cotinifolia

  • 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.

  • Synonyms

    Cassia cotinifolia G.Don

  • 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.]."

  • Discussion

     

  • Distribution

    Brazil South America| Goiás Brazil South America| Minas Gerais Brazil South America|