Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip

  • 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 desvauxii (Collad.) Killip

  • Type

    Cassia desvauxii Colladon, Hist. Casses 131. 1816.—Typus infra sub var. desvauxii indicatur.

  • Synonyms

    Cassia desvauxii Collad., Cassia desvauxii Collad. var. desvauxii

  • Description

    Latin Diagnosis - Chamaecrista desvauxii (Colladon) Killip, Brittonia 3(2): 165. 1939, sensu hie magnopere ampliato.

    Distribution and Ecology - Habit and fls of sect. Xerocalyx, but relatively large-lvd, either the petiole (including pulvinus) 3.5+ mm or the distal lfts of larger lvs 15+ mm, or both. North and South American (Mexico to Argentina, lacking in West Indies.)

  • Discussion

     

  • Distribution

    Mexico North America| Argentina South America|