Senna bicapsularis var. augusti (Harms) 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

    Senna bicapsularis var. augusti (Harms) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Type

    Holotypus, †B = F Neg. 1653; no isotypus found.—C. bicapsularis var. augusti (Harms) Macbride, Field Mus., Bot. 13(F1. Peru), part 3(1): 157. 1943.

  • Synonyms

    Cassia augusti Harms, Cassia bicapsularis var. augusti (Harms) J.F.Macbr., Cassia alcaparillo Kunth

  • Description

    Variety Description - Lvs all or almost all 4-foliolate.—Collections: 11. [Key: "Lfts of all lvs exactly 2 pairs (random 3-jugate lfts obviously exceptional); native at low and middle elevations along the Pacific slope of the Andes from extreme s. Ecuador to s. Peru."]

    Distribution and Ecology - Riverbanks, streambeds, open hillsides and disturbed brush-woodland (monte), (40-)250-2000 m, locally plentiful along the Pacific slope of the Andes from s. Ecuador (Loja) to s. Peru (Arequipa), within lat. 4°-16°S.—Fl. VII-XII, perhaps intermittently throughout the year.

  • Common Names

    alcaparillo

  • Distribution

    Loja Ecuador South America| Arequipa Peru South America|