Cassia chapmanii Isely
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Authority
Isley, Duane. 1975. Leguminosae of the United States: II. Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25 (2): 1-228.
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Family
Caesalpiniaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Glabrate, branched, spreading to erect shrub, or infrequently a small tree .5-2(-8) m. Leafstalk 4-7 cm with a sessile, dome-shaped gland between lower leaflets that may appear petiolar owing to loss of leaflets; leaflets 4-5 pairs, shortly petiolulate, elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, larger distally, the medial 2-4.5 cm, 2-3.3(-3.5) r; blades subcoriaceous, obtuse to acute-mucronulate, vaguely punctate beneath and usually with a proximal spot of pubescence to left of midrib. Stipules subulate, mostly caducous. Flowers in axillary racemes or a terminal, irregularly corymbose panicle. Sepals subequal, broadly elliptic, the longer 7-8 mm; corolla golden-yellow, 2.2-3 cm diam, somewhat irregular; fertile stamens 7, anthers approximating or longer than filaments. Legume dehiscent, oblong-falcate, compressed, 6-10 cm long, 5 mm wide; valves thickly papery, strongly expressed over transverse seeds at maturity.
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Discussion
Peiranisia bahamensis (Mill.) Britt. & Rose 1930, excl. basionym Cassia bahamensis auct. The name C. biflora L. was misapplied to this species by Chapman (1860) and in subsequent editions. Small (1903) introduced the name C. bahamensis into U.S. manual literature. See the nomenclatural index for explanation of the new epithet.
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Distribution
S Florida (Dade co and Keys). Pinelands, coastal dunes, hammocks, infrequently in open disturbed areas. All year. Antilles.
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