Chamaecrista desvauxii

Title

Chamaecrista desvauxii

Authors

Howard S. Irwin, Rupert C. Barneby

Scientific Name

Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip

Description

1. Chamaecrista desvauxii (Colladon) Killip, Brittonia 3(2): 165. 1939, sensu hie magnopere ampliato. Cassia desvauxii Colladon, Hist. Casses 131. 1816.—Typus infra sub var. desvauxii indicatur.

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.