Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Chamaecrista rotundifolia

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 rotundifolia
Varietates: C. r. var. grandiflora – C. r. var. rotundifolia

Name

Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene, 1899

Synonyms

• Cassia fabaginifolia Kunth
• Cassia monophylla Vell.
• Cassia nummularia Vahl ex DC.
• Cassia ovalifolia Mart. ex Colla
• Cassia pentandra Raddi
• Cassia pentandria Larrañaga
• Cassia rotundifolia Pers.
• Cassia rotundifolia var. longipedicellata Chodat & Hassl.
• Chamaecrista bifoliolata Greene

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Benin, Florida, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, India, New South Wales, Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Queensland, Togo, Western Australia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greene, E.L., 1899. Pittonia; a Series of Papers Relating to Botany and Botanists. Berkeley, CA 4:31.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Chamaecrista rotundifolia 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 rotundifolia. Published online. Accessed: Aug 30 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Chamaecrista rotundifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2022 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chamaecrista rotundifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 Aug 30.

Vernacular names

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