Senna bicapsularis var. augusti (Harms) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
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Authors
Howard S. Irwin, Rupert C. Barneby
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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.
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Family
Caesalpiniaceae
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Scientific Name
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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.
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Synonyms
Cassia augusti Harms, Cassia bicapsularis var. augusti (Harms) J.F.Macbr., Cassia alcaparillo Kunth
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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.
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Common Names
alcaparillo
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Distribution
Loja Ecuador South America| Arequipa Peru South America|