Cassia linearifolia G.Don var. linearifolia
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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
Holotypus, formerly herb. Lambert., not seen; isotypi, Sellow s.n., F (fragm. ex B), G = NY Neg. 6729, K = IPA Neg. 1030 LE, P! - Vogel, 1837, p. 49; Bentham, 1871, p. 561.
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Synonyms
Cassia linearifolia G.Don
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Description
Species Description - Lfts 4.5-7.5 x 0.25-0.45 cm, attenuately acuminate at both ends; four homomorphic petals ± 11-13 x 7-8 mm. — Collections: 3.
Distribution and Ecology - Habitat not recorded, but to be sought on campo near 800 m, or possibly localized on outcrops, known only from Serra de Sorocaba in s.-e. Sao Paulo (the type locality indefinite). — Fl. III —IV, possibly earlier. "In Brasilia: Sellow leg."
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Discussion
Sellow left no record of the locality where he encountered C. linearifolia. He was at Sorocaba in s.-e. Sao Paulo in January 1820 and may well have collected the type in this vicinity, where the species was rediscovered by Hoehne in 1932.
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Distribution
São Paulo Brazil South America| Brazil South America|