Senna corifolia (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. corifolia

  • 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 corifolia (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. corifolia

  • Type

    Holotypus, Pohl s.n., M! = FNeg. 6230; isotypi (Pohl 1852), M = F Neg. 6230, NY, W!—C. corifolia (sphalm. ‘gorifolia’) sensu Bentham, 1871, p. 537.

  • Synonyms

    Cassia corifolia Benth.

  • Description

    Variety Description - Characters as given in key. [Key: "Lfts 2 pairs, relatively broad, the distal pair ±5-10 x 4-7 cm, less than 1.5 times as long as wide; very local on headwaters of Rio Tocantins in centr. Goias."]—Collections: 2.

    Distribution and Ecology - Cerrado, on stony .hillsides near 1000 m, very local, known only from Sa. do Cocal s.-w. of Niquelandia near 14°50'S in centr. Goias.—Fl. V, the fruits persisting into I—II.

  • Distribution

    Goiás Brazil South America|