Chamaecrista flexuosa

Chamaecrista flexuosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Cassieae
Subtribus: Cassiinae
Genus: Chamaecrista
Species: Chamaecrista flexuosa
Varietates: C. f. var. flexuosa – C. f. var. texana

Name

Chamaecrista flexuosa (L.) Greene, 1899

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cassia flexuosa L.
• Heterotypic
  • Cassia arenaria Kunth
  • Cassia flexuosa var. cuyabensis Pilg.
  • Cassia flexuosa var. pubescens Benth.
  • Cassia picachensis Brandegee
  • Chamaecrista amplistipulata Rose

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Caribbean Cuba Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greene, E.L. 1899. Pittonia 4: 27.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Chamaecrista flexuosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Chamaecrista flexuosa. Published online. Accessed: Aug 30 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Chamaecrista flexuosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chamaecrista flexuosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 Aug 30.

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